PTX3 Gene 3’UTR polymorphism and its interaction with environmental factors are correlated with the risk of preeclampsia in a Chinese Han population
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018740
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the interaction between the single nucleotide polymorphism of the 3’ untranslated region (3’UTR) of the pentraxin 3 (PTX3) gene, as well as environmental factors and the preeclampsia risk in a Chinese Han… read more here.
Keywords: ptx3 gene; risk preeclampsia; ptx3;
Elevated plasma level of Pentraxin 3 is associated with emphysema and mortality in smokers
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DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215356
Abstract: Background Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) influences innate immunity and inflammation, host defence, the complement cascade and angiogenesis. PTX3 expression in lung and blood of subjects with tobacco exposure, and its potential relationship with disease pattern and… read more here.
Keywords: ptx3 gene; ptx3; mortality; associated emphysema ... See more keywords