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Genetic aspects of diabetes and its cardiovascular complications: contribution of genetics to risk assessment and clinical management.
The Canadian journal of cardiology - 1 Feb 2005
St-Pierre Julie, Vohl Marie-Claude, Després Jean-Pierre, Gaudet Daniel, Poirier Paul
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes mellitus is a source of great concern in contemporary cardiology. It is a heterogeneous disease and patients are often characterized by features of the insulin resistance syndrome, also referred to as the metabolic syndrome. The objectives of the present review were to discuss some genes that potentially modulate the risk of coronary artery disease in diabetes mellitus; to address how the genes'...
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