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Accumulation of oxidative stress-related gene polymorphisms and the risk of coronary heart disease events in patients with type 2 diabetes--an 8-year prospective study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2014
Katakami Naoto, Kaneto Hideaki, Matsuoka Taka-Aki, Takahara Mitsuyoshi, Osonoi Takeshi, Saitou Miyoko, Kawai Koichi, Ishibashi Fukashi, Kashiwagi Atsunori, Kawamori Ryuzo, Shimomura Iichiro, Yamasaki Yoshimitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress, which is provoked in patients with diabetes, plays critical roles in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD). We simultaneously determined 5 relatively common genetic variants related to oxidative stress and evaluated the combined effect on CHD. METHODS: We enrolled 1977 Japanese type 2 diabetic subjects without history of CVD (males 66.1%, 59.5 ± 10.0 years old), determined...
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