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Mutant DD genotype of NFKB1 gene is associated with the susceptibility and severity of coronary artery disease.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Feb 2017
Luo Jun-Yi, Li Xiao-Mei, Zhou Yun, Zhao Qiang, Chen Bang-Dang, Liu Fen, Chen Xiao-Cui, Zheng Hong, Ma Yi-Tong, Gao Xiao-Ming, Yang Yi-Ning
Abstract excerpt
Nuclear factor κappa B (NF-κB) is an important transcription factor in the development and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent evidence suggests that -94 ATTG ins/del mutant in the promoter of NFKB1 gene is an essential functional mutant. The present study demonstrated the frequencies of the del/del (DD) genotype and del (D) allele were significantly higher in CAD patients than in controls. CAD...
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