title: Clinical relevance of biomarkers for the identification of patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque: Potential role and limitations of cysteine protease legumain.
authors.affiliation: De Gasperis" Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy; San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: ammirati.enrico@hsr.it.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammirati
authors.affiliation: Medical and Surgical Sciences Department, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: federicafogacci@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fogacci
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D057056:Cysteine Proteases; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D000099240:Asparaginyl Endopeptidase
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D057056:Cysteine Proteases; D000099240:Asparaginyl Endopeptidase
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Biomarkers; Carotid plaque; Legumain; Protease