Association of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and tissue plasminogen activator with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in Malaysian subjects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity and decreased tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) activity could be considered a true component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) associated with an increased risk of...

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Main Authors: Saif-Ali Riyadh, Ismail Ikram S, Al-Hamodi Zaid, Ahmed Khaled A, Muniandy Sekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/10/1/23