Article
Microsatellite instability in human atherosclerotic plaques.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 7 Mar 1996
Spandidos D A, Ergazaki M, Arvanitis D, Kiaris H
Abstract excerpt
The aetiopathology of atherosclerosis remains obscure. Although histologically the accumulation of lipids and the proliferation of the smooth muscle cells represents the main feature of the disease, little is known as regards the molecular alterations associated with the atherosclerotic lesions....
Topics
- Aged
- Arteriosclerosis
- DNA Repair
- DNA Replication
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic