Genetic variation in the association of air pollutants with a biomarker of vascular injury in children and adolescents in Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

In spite of similar genetic polymorphism of TF, air pollutants might have an independent association with systemic inflammatory and coagulation responses. The harmful effects of air pollutants on the first stages of atherosclerosis in the pediatric age group should be underscored in primordial and primary prevention of chronic diseases.