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Association between polymorphisms in the flanking region of the TAFI gene and atherosclerotic cerebral infarction in a Chinese population.
Lipids in health and disease - 13 May 2014
Li You, Zeng Zhiliang, Zhao Jianghao, Ma Guoda, Cui Lili, Tao Hua, Lin Zhijun, Chen Yanyan, Zhao Bin, Chen Yusen, Li Keshen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is the leading etiologic factor of Atherosclerotic Cerebral Infarction (ACI). Previous studies have shown that thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) may play an important role in the occurrence of acute cerebral infarction, and the levels of TAFI are affected by several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the regulatory and coding regions of the gene encoding...
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