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Association of the human Y chromosome with cholesterol levels in the general population.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2004
Charchar Fadi J, Tomaszewski Maciej, Lacka Beata, Zakrzewski Jaroslaw, Zukowska-Szczechowska Ewa, Grzeszczak Wladyslaw, Dominiczak Anna F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Males are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases than females. The aim of the study was to test whether the potential of the Y chromosome to affect cardiovascular risk could be attributed to its influence on lipids. METHODS AND RESULTS: 1288 Polish men (1157 subjects from young healthy cohort and 131 individuals from middle-aged hypertensive population) were phenotyped for determinants of...
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