Article
The Association of Lysyl oxidase G473A Polymorphism in Coronary Artery Ectasia
2021-06-29
Abstract excerpt
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is defined by a ≥1.5-fold expansion coronary artery vessel diameter, with respect to the adjacent coronary artery vessel. Atherosclerosis and extracellular matrix changes are thought to play an important role in CAE development. Lysyl oxidase (LOX) is part of an important enzyme family involved in the regulation of connective tissue. LOX deficiency has been associated with aortic aneu...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 564b9d76-a3e5-53d8-8837-854c90c44c3d
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-511263/v1
