Plasma cathepsin S and cystatin C levels and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a randomized population-based study.
Human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) lesions contain high levels of cathepsin S (CatS), but are deficient in its inhibitor, cystatin C. Whether plasma CatS and cystatin C levels are also altered in AAA patients remains unknown.Plasma samples were collected from 476 male AAA patients and 200 age-mat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3402402?pdf=render |