Associations between common 3435 C > T variants of the multi-drug resistance [MDR-1 (ABCB1)] gene and abdominal aortic aneurysm: a pilot study


MANDUZ Ş., KATRANCIOĞLU N., KARAHAN O., YILMAZ M. B., ÖZDEMİR Ö., BERKAN Ö.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.177-181, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Background: The aim of the study was to reveal the effect of the C3435T MDR-1 gene polymorphism in AAA, which has been postulated to play a role in the inflammatory process and protection against oxidative stress.