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Risk factor-gene interaction in carotid atherosclerosis: effect of gene polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Tabara Y, Kohara K, Nakura J, Miki T
Abstract excerpt
The risk factor-gene interaction in carotid atherosclerosis was investigated in 205 community-dwelling healthy subjects aged 50 years or more in Japan. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery was evaluated by ultrasonography with a 7.5-MHz probe. Gene polymorphisms were dete...
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