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Ambient particulate air pollution and microRNAs in elderly men.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2014
Fossati Serena, Baccarelli Andrea, Zanobetti Antonella, Hoxha Mirjam, Vokonas Pantel S, Wright Robert O, Schwartz Joel
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BACKGROUND: Ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with mortality and morbidity for cardiovascular disease. MicroRNAs control gene expression at a posttranscriptional level. Altered microRNA expression has been reported in processes related to cardiovascular disease and PM exposure, such as systemic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and atherosclerosis. Polymorphisms in microRNA-related genes...
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