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SUBMITTER: Adi D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4016473 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adi Dilare D Xie Xiang X Ma Yi-Tong YT Fu Zhen-Yan ZY Yang Yi-Ning YN Li Xiao-Mei XM Xiang Yang Y Liu Fen F Chen Bang-Dang BD
Lipids in health and disease 20131025
<h4>Background</h4>Type IV collagen is important for the structural integrity and function of basement membranes. Basement membranes surround vascular smooth muscle cells in the media, COL4A1 is the most abundant component of type IV collagen in all Basement membranes. However, the relationship between COL4A1 genetic polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unclear. We performed a case-control study to explore the association of COL4A1 genetic polymorphisms with CAD in Uygur popul ...[more]