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High miR-124-3p expression identifies smoking individuals susceptible to atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2017
de Ronde Maurice W J, Kok Maayke G M, Moerland Perry D, Van den Bossche Jan, Neele Annette E, Halliani Amalia, van der Made Ingeborg, de Winther Menno P J, Meijers Joost C M, Creemers Esther E, Pinto-Sietsma Sara-Joan
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) is twice as high among smoking individuals compared to non-smokers. Monocytes are involved in smoking-related atherosclerotic plaque formation. In this study, we investigated whether smokers with an increased risk of developing CVD can be identified on the basis of monocyte-derived miRNA expression levels. METHODS: We performed a miRNA...
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