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Hypermethylation of brain natriuretic peptide gene is associated with the risk of rheumatic heart disease.
Bioscience reports - 28 Feb 2017
Li Ni, Zheng Dawei, Sun Lebo, Shi Huoshun, Zhu Xiuying, Xu Guodong, Wang Qinning, Zhu Caimin, Shao Guofeng
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the contribution of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) promoter DNA methylation to the risk of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and the influence of warfarin anticoagulant therapy on BNP methylation levels for RHD patients after surgery. BNP methylation levels were determined by bisulfite pyrosequencing from plasma samples of RHD patients compared with healthy controls. Several factors influencing the...
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