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Polymorphism rs7023923 and monocyte count in blood donors and coronary artery disease patients.
Kardiologia polska - 1 Jan 2015
Świrta Jarosław Szymon, Krzemień-Grandys Marzena, Totoń-Żurańska Justyna, Kuś Katarzyna, Olszanecki Rafał, Jawień Jacek, Wnuk Marcin, Słowik Agnieszka, Godlewski Jacek, Żmudka Krzysztof, Korbut Ryszard, Wołkow Paweł Piotr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The importance of the role of monocytes in coronary artery disease (CAD) is well documented. An increased number of circulating monocytes is associated with higher incidence of CAD. Both environmental and genetic factors influence monocytosis. The latter have been extensively studied since the development of high-throughput genome-wide association studies. Several associations between polymorphisms...
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