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Interindividual transcriptional regulation of the human biglycan gene involves three common molecular haplotypes.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Apr 2013
Schmitz Boris, Salomon Andrea, Rötrige Alois, Ritter Martin, Ringelstein E Bernd, Fischer Jens W, Paul Martin, Brand Eva, Brand Stefan-Martin
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OBJECTIVE: The extracellular matrix proteoglycan biglycan (BGN) is involved in cardiovascular disease pathophysiology, as it mediates the subendothelial retention of atherogenic apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, affects adaptive remodeling after myocardial infarction, and exerts proinflammatory effects in macrophages. In a cardiovascular disease-related setting of vascular endothelial cells and human...
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