Autophagic marker MAP1LC3B expression levels are associated with carotid atherosclerosis symptomatology.

OBJECTIVES:The mechanism by which atheroma plaque becomes unstable is not completely understood to date but analysis of differentially expressed genes in stable versus unstable plaques may provide clues. This will be crucial toward disclosing the mechanistic basis of plaque instability, and may help...

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Main Authors: Bhairavi Swaminathan, Haize Goikuria, Reyes Vega, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antigüedad, Antonio López Medina, María del Mar Freijo, Koen Vandenbroeck, Iraide Alloza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264866?pdf=render