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Association between SNP rs1800875, serum chymase and immunoglobulin E levels in patients with coronary heart disease.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Aug 2011
Jin Chun-Na, Ma Hong, Lin Yan, Wang Jian-An, Xiang Mei-Xiang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The gene for mast cell chymase (CMA1) is an ideal candidate for investigating the genetic predisposition to coronary heart disease (CHD), as activated mast cells have been found to be present in a greater proportion in the shoulder region of atheroma than in normal coronary intimae. Previous studies have indicated that CMA1 promoter polymorphism rs1800875 may be involved in regulating immunoglobulin E...
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