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Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, October 7th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "There is growing evidence that the cell adhesion molecule P-selectin (SELP) contributes to the adverse vascular processes that promote cognitive impairment in individuals with cardiovascular disease. Previous research has shown that SELP genotypes moderate circulating levels of P-selectin and that patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft with the SELP 1087A allele were less likely to show postoperative cognitive decline and more likely to exhibit lower levels of C-reactive protein than noncarriers."
"Thus, we expected that carriers of the 1087A allele (n=43) would exhibit better cognitive functioning than...
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