Lymphotoxin-alpha gene and risk of myocardial infarction in 6,928 cases and 2,712 controls in the ISIS case-control study.
Lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the immune system and local inflammatory response. LTA is expressed in atherosclerotic plaques and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD). Polymorphisms in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1487176?pdf=render |