Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population

Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population

Abstract Background Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) activates inflammatory cascades by activating the NF-κB pathway. The minor allele of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in breast cancer suppressor BRCA1-associated protein (BRAP), which has a common etiology with HTLV-1 infection, ha...

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Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu, Kazuhiko Arima, Yuko Noguchi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Mami Tamai, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Aging
Atherosclerosis
HTLV-1
Hypertension
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-021-00938-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-021-00938-0

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