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The sex-specific association of Met62Ile gene polymorphism in P-selectin glycoprotein ligand (PSGL-1) with carotid plaque presence: preliminary study.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jun 2012
Zivković Maja, Kolaković Ana, Radak Djordje, Dinčić Dragan, Radak Sandra, Djurić Tamara, Stanković Aleksandra
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Atherosclerosis is known as an inflammatory disease in which a recruitment of leukocytes to the endothelium wall represents a preliminary step of the initiation and the development of disease. The P-selectin glycoprotein ligand (PSGL-1) seems to be the major molecule mediating leukocyte-endothelium interactions and leukocyte rolling on stimulated endothelium. There are limited number of studies reporting on...
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