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VEGF and IL-4 gene variability and its association with the risk of coronary heart disease in north Indian population.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Aug 2010
Sobti R C, Maithil Nishi, Thakur Hitender, Sharma Yashpaul, Talwar K K
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic growth factor that has been shown to play a significant role in neovascularization during inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques, formation of collateral vessels to an area of ischemic myocardium and neovascularization at the edges of a myocardial infarction during its repair. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) has important role in immune cell chemotaxis,...
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