Publications by authors named "M Carmen Lafita"

Myc expression is deregulated in many human cancers. A yeast two-hybrid screen has revealed that the transcriptional repressor Sin3b interacts with Myc protein. Endogenous Myc and Sin3b co-localize and interact in the nuclei of human and rat cells, as assessed by co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence, and proximity ligation assay.

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It has been previously described that p21 functions not only as a CDK inhibitor but also as a transcriptional co-repressor in some systems. To investigate the roles of p21 in transcriptional control, we studied the gene expression changes in two human cell systems. Using a human leukemia cell line (K562) with inducible p21 expression and human primary keratinocytes with adenoviral-mediated p21 expression, we carried out microarray-based gene expression profiling.

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Background And Objective: To examine the relationship between blood levels of lipids as well as haemostatic and inflammatory markers and the presence and severity of angiographically-evaluated coronary stenosis.

Material And Method: We included 897 patients (629 males and 268 females), aged 65.12+/-11.

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Objective: To determine the possible differences in lipid, thrombogenic and inflammatory marker concentrations and the presence of chronic and acute coronary artery disease (stable and unstable angina, respectively), comparing them with a group of control patients with normal coronary arteries.

Material And Methods: This prospective cohort study included 125 patients with unstable angina, 189 with stable angina and a control group of 83 patients with normal coronary arteries. Marker concentrations were measured in all 3 groups.

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Background And Objective: To examine the relationship between blood levels of lipids, hemostatic and inflammatory markers and the presence of angiographycally evaluated coronary stenosis.

Patients And Method: We included 397 consecutive patients (267 males and 130 females) who were admitted to the hospital because of an acute episode of chest pain. Each patient underwent a coronariography using the Seldinger technique.

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