MMP-9 Microsatellite Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Carotid Arteries Atherosclerosis - Concepedia

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MMP-9 Microsatellite Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Carotid Arteries Atherosclerosis

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2006

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Nicola Fiotti, Nicola Altamura, Maurizio Fisicaro, Nicola Carraro, Laura Uxa, Gabriele Grassi, Lucio Torelli, Raffaella Gobbato, Gianfranco Guarnieri, B. Timothy Baxter,

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Abstract

The number of repeats (> or =22 CA) in the microsatellite of MMP-9 promoter, but not MMP-9 plasma levels, is associated to carotid atherosclerosis and particularly to plaques with a thin fibrous cap.

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