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The relationship between smoking and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins is modulated by genetic variation in the glycoprotein IIIa gene.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Sept 1998
Sentí M, Aubó C, Bosch M
Abstract excerpt
In the last year, several studies have reported conflicting results concerning an association between the PI(A2) allele of the PI(A1/A2) polymorphism of platelet glycoprotein IIIa and the risk of myocardial infarction. In the present study, we analyzed the hypothesis of whether glycoprotein IIIa genotypes have any association with lipids and lipoproteins as classical cardiovascular risk factors. Smoking,...
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