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Cardiovascular Disease

Studies add new findings to cardiovascular disease body of knowledge

Study 1: Researchers in England have studied "whether the Thr715Pro P-selectin polymorphism is associated with soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin) levels in individuals from different ethnic groups."

M.A. Miller and colleagues, St. George Hospital, London, explained, "Plasma sP-selectin and Thr715Pro (A/C) P-selectin gene polymorphism were measured in 237 white (106 females), 177 black African origin (92 females), and 201 South Asian (94 females) individuals living in England. All were free from coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and...

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