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Apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV SstI and apolipoprotein B XbaI polymorphisms and their association with carotid artery intima-media thickness in the Finnish population. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2005
Islam Md Shaheenul, Raitakari Olli T, Juonala Markus, Kähönen Mika, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Collings Auni, Aalto-Setälä Katriina, Kontula Kimmo, Marniemi Jukka, Viikari Jorma S A, Lehtimäki Terho
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Apolipoprotein A-I/C-III/A-IV (apoA-I/C-III/A-IV) SstI and apolipoprotein B (apoB) XbaI polymorphisms have been shown to affect serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentrations in a sample of Finnish children. We studied whether these polymorphism are associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of pre-clinical atherosclerosis, measured in the same subjects during their...
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