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The association between CYP1A1 genetic polymorphisms and coronary artery disease in the Uygur and Han of China.
Lipids in health and disease - 5 Sept 2014
Zou Jin-Guo, Ma Yi-Tong, Xie Xiang, Yang Yi-Ning, Pan Shuo, Adi Dilare, Liu Fen, Chen Bang-Dang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP1A1) gene is expressed in the vascular endothelium, which metabolizes arachidonic acid into 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). 20-HETE mediates cardiovascular homeostasis and growth response in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) as well as the anti-platelet effect. EETs are potent endogenous...
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