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Implication of VEGFR2 in systemic lupus erythematosus: a combined genetic and structural biological approach.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Vazgiourakis Vassilis M, Zervou Maria I, Eliopoulos Elias, Sharma Shruti, Sidiropoulos Prodromos, Franek Beverly S, Myrthianou Effie, Melissourgaki Maria, Niewold Timothy B, Boumpas Dimitrios T, Goulielmos George N
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: VEGFR2 gene polymorphisms have already been correlated with vascular diseases such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and may influence endothelial integrity, repair and function. In view of the premature atherosclerosis observed in SLE, we sought to clarify the structural/functional con...
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