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Plasma IL-5 concentration and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2015
Silveira Angela, McLeod Olga, Strawbridge Rona J, Gertow Karl, Sennblad Bengt, Baldassarre Damiano, Veglia Fabrizio, Deleskog Anna, Persson Jonas, Leander Karin, Gigante Bruna, Kauhanen Jussi, Rauramaa Rainer, Smit Andries J, Mannarino Elmo, Giral Philippe, Gustafsson Sven, Söderberg Stefan, Öhrvik John, Humphries Steve E, Tremoli Elena, de Faire Ulf, Hamsten Anders
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OBJECTIVE: Genetic variants robustly associated with coronary artery disease were reported in the vicinity of the interleukin (IL)-5 locus, and animal studies suggested a protective role for IL-5 in atherosclerosis. Therefore, we set this work to explore IL-5 as a plasma biomarker for early subcl...
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