CCL5/RANTES Gene Polymorphisms in Slavonic Patients with Myocardial Infarction

• Main Authors: Irina P. Tereshchenko (Author), Jana Petrkova (Author), Mikhail I. Voevoda (Author), Milos Taborsky (Author), Zdenka Navratilova (Author), Aida G. Romaschenko (Author), Vladimir N. Maksimov (Author), Frantisek Mrazek (Author), Martin Petrek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Coronary artery inflammation is a critical process in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction (MI). The chemokine CCL5/RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T cells expressed and secreted) is expressed in advanced atherosclerotic lesions. Functional polymorphisms of the RANTES gene can, theref...