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Insulin resistance: an atherothrombotic syndrome. The Leeds family study.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jan 2003
Freeman Mark S, Mansfield Michael W, Barrett Jenny H, Grant Peter J
Abstract excerpt
The insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) is a clustering of atherothrombotic traits associated with increased vascular risk. We investigated the degree to which the phenotypic correlations between these traits are due to shared genetic and environmental factors. A multivariate genetic analysis was performed in 537 adults from 89 healthy white north European families. All traits showed significant heritability. BMI...
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