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Association of the platelet GPIIb/IIIa polymorphism with atherosclerotic plaque morphology: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2011
Kucharska-Newton Anna M, Monda Keri L, Campbell Stephen, Bradshaw Patrick T, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Boerwinkle Eric, Wasserman Bruce A, Heiss Gerardo
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OBJECTIVES: Platelet activation and aggregation play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. We examined the association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the GPIIIa platelet glycoprotein (Leu33Pro) with carotid artery plaque morphology and with expression of platelet markers using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Carotid MRI study. METHODS: The study...
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