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Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 variation in symptomatic peripheral artery disease.
Journal of translational medicine - 8 Jun 2018
Hemstra Line Ea, Schlosser Anders, Lindholt Jes Sanddal, Sorensen Grith L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic occlusive disease affecting the lower extremities. The cause of symptomatic PAD is atherosclerosis, vascular dysfunctions, impaired angiogenesis and neointima formation. Microfibrillar-associated protein 4 (MFAP4) is an extracellular matrix protein, which is highly expressed in the heart and arteries and recently introduced as a...
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