Article
Association of NFKB1A and microRNAs variations and the susceptibility to atherosclerosis.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Oner Tuba, Arslan Caner, Yenmis Guven, Arapi Berk, Tel Cigdem, Aydemir Birsen, Sultuybek Gonul Kanigur
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis (AT) is a chronic immuno-inflammatory disease characterized by inflammatory mediators and immune activation in arterial wall. Although NF-κB and microRNAs are involved in the atherosclerotic lesions, the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is still unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of atherosclerosis with NFKB1-rs28362491, NFKBIA-rs696, pre-miRNA-146a-rs2910164 and...
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