Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Gene VNTR Polymorphism is Associated with Coronary Artery Disease

Arman A., Soylu O., Yildirim A., Furman A., Ercelen N., Aydogan H., ...Daha Fazla

ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA, cilt.91, sa.5, ss.268-273, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 91 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008001700002
  • Dergi Adı: ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.268-273
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Interleukin 1, mini-satellite repeats, coronary arteriosclerosis, population, Turkey / epidemiology, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, TANDEM REPEAT, PLASMA-LEVELS, IL-1, INTRON-2, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, SECRETION, PROTEIN, RISK
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the atherosclerosis of coronary arteries that carry blood to the heart muscle. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Cytokine gene variations such as those associated with the IL1 family are involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.