Article
Impairment of circulating endothelial progenitors in Down syndrome.
BMC medical genomics - 13 Sept 2010
Costa Valerio, Sommese Linda, Casamassimi Amelia, Colicchio Roberta, Angelini Claudia, Marchesano Valentina, Milone Lara, Farzati Bartolomeo, Giovane Alfonso, Fiorito Carmela, Rienzo Monica, Picardi Marco, Avallone Bice, Marco Corsi Massimiliano, Sarubbi Berardo, Calabrò Raffaele, Salvatore Paola, Ciccodicola Alfredo, Napoli Claudio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pathological angiogenesis represents a critical issue in the progression of many diseases. Down syndrome is postulated to be a systemic anti-angiogenesis disease model, possibly due to increased expression of anti-angiogenic regulators on chromosome 21. The aim of our study was to elu...
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