Article
Association of the LOX-1 rs1050283 Polymorphism with Risk for Atherosclerotic Cerebral Infarction and its Effect on sLOX-1 and LOX-1 Expression in a Chinese Population.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jun 2017
Guo Xin, Xiang Yuanyuan, Yang Heng, Yu Lijin, Peng Xiangdong, Guo Ren
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The interaction between lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-1 (LOX-1) and oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) has been viewed as an important pathogenic factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to explore the association of a functional polymorphism rs1050283 in the 3'-untranslated region of the LOX-1 gene with atherosclerotic cerebral infarction (ACI) susceptibility, and we also...
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