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A role of pre-mir-10a coding region variant in host susceptibility to coxsackie virus-induced myocarditis.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 1 Sept 2015
Liao Y, Chen K-H, Dong X-M, Fang Y, Li W-G, Huang G-Y, Song W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acute viral myocarditis (VM) is an important cause of sudden cardiac death and heart failure in healthy young person. Direct virus-mediated injury and secondary immune reactions, including inflammatory and autoimmune responses, have been reported both in animal models and in humans. Recently, genetic variation has been confirmed related to myocarditis process and susceptibility to VM. In this study, we...
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