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Genetic variations of HSPA1A, the heat shock protein levels, and risk of atherosclerosis.
Cell stress & chaperones - 1 Jul 2012
Dulin Elena, García-Barreno Pedro, Guisasola Maria C
Abstract excerpt
HSPA1A is a serum and intracellular heat shock protein with antiapoptotic and antithrombotic properties. The present study examines the hypothesis that a decrease in the synthesis of this protein in relation to certain polymorphisms of the regulatory region of the HSPA1A gene can define a vascular disease risk phenotype. A randomly selected population was studied and stratified into groups according to the degree...
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