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Heritability of carotid artery intima-medial thickness in type 2 diabetes.
Stroke - 1 Jul 2002
Lange Leslie A, Bowden Donald W, Langefeld Carl D, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Carr J Jeffrey, Rich Stephen S, Riley Ward A, Freedman Barry I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Carotid artery intima-medial thickness (IMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, is a strong predictor of subsequent cardiovascular morbidity. The role of genetic factors in thickening of the carotid wall remains largely unknown. We hypothesize that in families with multiple members having diabetes, carotid IMT is likely to be associated with both inherited and environmental factors....
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