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Impact of inflammation, gene variants, and cigarette smoking on coronary artery disease risk.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Jun 2015
Merhi Mahmoud, Demirdjian Sally, Hariri Essa, Sabbah Nada, Youhanna Sonia, Ghassibe-Sabbagh Michella, Naoum Joseph, Haber Marc, Othman Raed, Kibbani Samer, Chammas Elie, Kanbar Roy, Bayeh Hamid El, Chami Youssef, Abchee Antoine, Platt Daniel E, Zalloua Pierre, Khazen Georges
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD) pathogenesis is well recognized. Moreover, smoking inhalation increases the activity of inflammatory mediators through an increase in leukotriene synthesis essential in atherosclerosis pathogenesis. AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of "selected" genetic variants within the leukotriene (LT) pathway and other variants on...
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