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Evaluation of the PC-1 K121Q and G2906C variants as independent risk factors for ischaemic stroke.
Hamostaseologie - 1 Aug 2011
Rieger M, Endler G, Funk M, Lalouschek W, Lang W, Mannhalter C, Sunder-Plassmann R
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UNLABELLED: Overexpression of plasma cell membrane glycoprotein-1 (PC-1) inhibits insulin receptor tyrosine kinase activity and thus favours insulin resistance and atherosclerotic vascular disease. Recent findings indicate that the minor variant K121Q in the PC-1 gene confers an increased risk for early myocardial infarction independent of other established risk factors. We hypothesized that genetic variants in...
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