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Association of the sirtuin and mitochondrial uncoupling protein genes with carotid plaque.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Dong Chuanhui, Della-Morte David, Wang Liyong, Cabral Digna, Beecham Ashley, McClendon Mark S, Luca Corneliu C, Blanton Susan H, Sacco Ralph L, Rundek Tatjana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Sirtuins (SIRTs) and mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) have been implicated in cardiovascular diseases through the control of reactive oxygen species production. This study sought to investigate the association between genetic variants in the SIRT and UCP genes and carotid plaque. METHODS: In a group of 1018 stroke-free subjects from the Northern Manhattan Study with high-definition carotid...
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