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Association between the hypomethylation of osteopontin and integrin β3 promoters and vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching in great saphenous varicose veins.
International journal of molecular sciences - 17 Oct 2014
Jiang Han, Lun Yu, Wu Xiaoyu, Xia Qian, Zhang Xiaoyu, Xin Shijie, Zhang Jian
Abstract excerpt
Lower extremity varicose veins are a common condition in vascular surgery and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the intima is a significant pathological feature of varicosity. However, the pathogenesis of varicose veins is not fully understood. Osteopontin (OPN) could promo...
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