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An association study of thrombospondin 1 and 2 SNPs with coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction among South Indians.
Thrombosis research - 1 Oct 2011
Ashokkumar Manickaraj, Anbarasan Chakrapani, Saibabu Ramineni, Kuram Sriram, Raman Suresh C, Cherian Koothurathu Mammen
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INTRODUCTION: Thrombospondin 1 and 2 are multidomain calcium-binding extracellular glycoproteins and they play a role in platelet aggregation, inflammatory response and assembly of connective tissue extracellular matrix. The association of thrombospondins (TSP) in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI) is well established. The association of the TSP-1 (Asn700Ser, 2210A →...
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