Atherosclerosis
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 32-33 , January 2010

Interplay of genetic and environmental factors: Innate immunity genetic polymorphisms in MBL2 affect endothelial dysfunction and risk of atherosclerosis

Received 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.11.008

Atherosclerosis
Volume 208, Issue 1 , Pages 32-33 , January 2010

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