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Variant of PAI-2 gene is associated with coronary artery disease and recurrent coronary event risk in Chinese Han population.
Lipids in health and disease - 16 Nov 2015
Li Xia, Luo Jun-Yi, Zhang Lei, Yang Yi-Ning, Xie Xiang, Liu Fen, Chen Bang-Dang, Ma Yi-Tong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasminogen activator inhibitor -2 (PAI-2) is an important molecular that plays a crucial role in vascular homeostasis and constitutes a critical response mechanism to cardiovascular injury, such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: The aim of the current study was to explore the association between the variants in PAI-2 gene and CAD and its prognoses. The three variants...
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