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Quantitative genetic analysis of cellular adhesion molecules: the Fels Longitudinal Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2006
Lee Miryoung, Czerwinski Stefan A, Choh Audrey C, Demerath Ellen W, Sun Shumei S, Chumlea Wm C, Towne Bradford, Siervogel Roger M
Abstract excerpt
Circulating concentrations of inflammatory markers predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and are closely associated with obesity. However, little is known concerning genetic influences on serum levels of inflammatory markers. In this study, we estimated the heritability (h2) of soluble cellul...
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