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Association of anti-oxidized LDL and candidate genes with severity of coronary stenosis in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation study.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Apr 2011
Chen Qi, Reis Steven E, Kammerer Candace, Craig Wendy, McNamara Dennis M, Holubkov Richard, Sharaf Barry L, Sopko George, Pauly Daniel F, Merz C Noel Bairey, Kamboh M Ilyas
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis is the major cause of coronary artery disease (CAD), and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) is believed to play a key role in the initiation of the atherosclerotic process. Recent studies show that inflammation and autoimmune reactions are also relevant in atherosclerosis. In this study, we examined the association of antibodies against oxLDL (anti-oxLDL) with the severity of CAD in 558 Women's Ischemia...
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