Autoimmunity to human heat shock protein 60, Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, and inflammation in predicting coronary risk

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 431-437

  Huittinen, Tiina ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^a   Tenkanen, Leena ^a   Mänttäri, Matti ^a   Virkkunen, Hanna ^a   Pitkänen, Taina ^a   Wahlström, Eva ^a   Palosuo, Timo ^a   Manninen, Vesa ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Autoimmunity; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Heat shock protein; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY DISEASE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0036121482     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hq0302.104512     Document Type: Article

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