Coronary artery complicated lesion area is related to functional polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene: An autopsy study

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1446-1450

  Pöllänen, Perttu J ^a   Karhunen, Pekka J ^a,b   Mikkelsson, Jussi ^b   Laippala, Pekka ^c   Perola, Markus ^f   Penttilä, Antti ^d,e   Mattila, Kari M ^a   Koivula, Timo ^a   Lehtimäki, Terho ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complicated lesions; Coronary artery disease; Genetics; Matrix metalloproteinase 9; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0035572901     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hq0901.095545     Document Type: Article

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