Plasma Cathepsin S and Cystatin C Levels and Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Randomized Population–Based Study

BACKGROUND: Human abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) lesions contain high levels of cathepsin S (CatS), but are deficient in its inhibitor, cystatin C. Whether plasma CatS and cystatin C levels are also altered in AAA patients remains unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Plasma samples were collected from 476...

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Autores principales: Lv, Bing-Jie, Lindholt, Jes S., Cheng, Xiang, Wang, Jing, Shi, Guo-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22844527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041813

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22844527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041813

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