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Significant association of urokinase plasminogen activator Pro141Leu with serum lipid profiles in a Japanese population.
Gene - 25 Jul 2013
Tamura Takashi, Morita Emi, Kawai Sayo, Okada Rieko, Naito Mariko, Wakai Kenji, Hori Yoko, Kondo Takaaki, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) plays important physiological and pathological roles in fibrinolysis, cancer metastasis, and atherosclerosis. One study suggested that uPA also has a major role in cholesterol biosynthesis in humans via its receptor uPAR. Thus, we investigated the association...
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