A rapid detection method for PAI-1 promoter insertion/deletion polymorphism (4G/5G)

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is an important inhibitor of fibrinolysis, and increased levels of PAI-1 are associated with atheroma and myocardial infarction. A common 4G/5G insertion/deletion polymorphism located in the promoter region of PAI-1 gene has been described associated with PA...

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Main Authors: Annichino-Bizzacchi Joyce M., Pugliese Luciana, Arruda Valder R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1998-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000300004