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      The effect of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism on the thrombotic risk 

      Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Kopterides, Petros; Vaiopoulos, G. (2008)
      Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1), is the central component of the fibrinolytic system. A deletion/insertion (4G/5G) polymorphism in the promoter region of the PAI-1 gene has been correlated with levels of plasma ...
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      Integrin, alpha 2 gene C807T polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis 

      Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsantes, Argirio E.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Travlou, Anthi S.; Vaiopoulos, G. (2007)
      Introduction: Platelet adhesion to fibrillar collagen via the membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ia/IIa (α2β1), is a crucial event in the pathogenesis of arterial occlusive disorders. The C807T single nucleotide polymorphism of ...
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      Metabolic syndrome and its components as predictors of ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetic patients 

      Protopsaltis, I. D.; Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis; Milionis, Haralampos J.; Koutsovasilis, Anastasios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Dimou, Eftihia; Kokkoris, Stelios; Brestas, Paris; Elisaf, Moses S.; Melidonis, Andreas (2008)
      BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - The available data regarding the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) or MS components and ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetics are limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate ...
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      Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism and risk of ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis 

      Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Travlou, Anthi S.; Vaiopoulos, G. (2007)
      This study investigated the hypothesis that the insertion/deletion (4G/5G) polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 gene affects the risk for ischemic stroke, since results concerning this association ...