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Association of APOE genotype with carotid atherosclerosis in men and women: the Framingham Heart Study.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Oct 2004
Elosua Roberto, Ordovas Jose M, Cupples L Adrienne, Fox Caroline S, Polak Joseph F, Wolf Philip A, D'Agostino Ralph A, O'Donnell Christopher J
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the association between APOE genotype and carotid atherosclerosis, defined as intimal-medial thickness (IMT) and stenosis, and to assess if other cardiovascular risk factors modify this association. A total of 1,315 men and 1,408 women from the Framingham Offspring Study underwent carotid ultrasound during examination cycle 6 and had complete data on APOE genotype. Three...
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