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Sex-specific effect of CPB2 Ala147Thr but not Thr325Ile variants on the risk of venous thrombosis: A comprehensive meta-analysis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Zwingerman Nora, Medina-Rivera Alejandra, Kassam Irfahan, Wilson Michael D, Morange Pierre-Emmanuel, Trégouët David-Alexandre, Gagnon France
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), encoded by the Carboxypeptidase B2 gene (CPB2), is an inhibitor of fibrinolysis and plays a role in the pathogenesis of venous thrombosis. Experimental findings support a functional role of genetic variants in CPB2, while epidemiological studies have been unable to confirm associations with risk of venous thrombosis. Sex-specific effects could...
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