Association between circulating immune complexes, complement C4 null alleles, and myocardial infarction before age 45 years.

doi:10.1161/01.atv.15.5.665

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Association between circulating immune complexes, complement C4 null alleles, and myocardial infarction before age 45 years.

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 1995

Lefvert A K, Hamsten A, Holm G

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One hundred patients who had survived a myocardial infarction before the age of 45 years and 90 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were investigated for circulating immune complexes (CICs) and the presence of complement C4 null alleles (C4Q0). CICs were found in increased concentrations in...

Topics

Adult
Age of Onset
Alleles
Antigen-Antibody Complex
Complement C4
Humans
Lipoproteins, LDL
Molecular Weight
Myocardial Infarction
Osmolar Concentration
Reference Values

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