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Aging
New findings from University of Messina in the area of aging published
July 4th, 2008
According to a study from Messina, Italy, "Aging is associated with an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis. Subjects over 80 years of age without cardiovascular disease provide a model to investigate the protective factors increasing their resistance to atherosclerotic disease." "Platelet-actiuating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is an enzyme associated with low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) inactivating platelet-activating factor (PAF) and preventing LDL oxidation by hydrolysis of oxidized phospholipids. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contribution of the PAF AH gene Arg92His, Ile198Thr and Ala379Val...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2008-07-04)
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