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Genetic variants of VEGFR-1 gene promoter in acute myocardial infarction.
Human genomics - 19 Nov 2019
Wang Haihua, Zhang Shufang, Wang Na, Zhang Jie, Chen Mingkai, He Xiaohui, Cui Yinghua, Pang Shuchao, Yan Bo
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BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common complex disease caused by atherosclerosis. Vascular epithelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) stimulates angiogenesis and vascular permeability, and functions as a decoy to sequester VEGF and prevent initiation of intracellular signaling. VEGFR-1 knockout mice exhibit significantly higher mortality due to heart...
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