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A polymorphism in transforming growth factor-β1 is associated with carotid plaques and increased carotid intima-media thickness in older Chinese men: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 2011
Deng Han-Bing, Jiang Chao Qiang, Tomlinson Brian, Liu Bin, Lin Jie Ming, Wong Ka Sing, Cheung Bernard M Y, Lam Tai Hing, Thomas G Neil
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OBJECTIVE: Polymorphisms of the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFB1) gene have not been associated with asymptomatic atherosclerosis previously. We investigated the relationship between a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4803455 in TGFB1 and atherosclerosis identified by the presence of ca...
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