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Association of carotid atheroma plaque with IL-18 levels and with polymorphisms in the IL-18 receptor gene in a Mediterranean population.
Clinica e investigacion en arteriosclerosis : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Arteriosclerosis - 1 Jan 2000
Palanca Ana, Bartual-Rodrigo Amparo, Cuenca Carolina, Mayo-López Oscar D, Ampudia-Blasco Francisco Javier, González-Navarro Herminia, Ascaso Juan F, García-García Ana Bárbara, Chaves Felipe Javier, Real José T, Martínez-Hervás Sergio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammatory molecule that has been linked to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible relationship between plasma levels of IL-18 and the presence of atherosclerosis evaluated at the carotid level, as well as to analyze the possible modulation by different polymorphisms...
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