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QTL-specific genotype-by-smoking interaction and burden of calcified coronary atherosclerosis: the NHLBI Family Heart Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2007
North K E, Carr J J, Borecki I B, Kraja A, Province M, Pankow J S, Wilk J B, Hixson J E, Heiss G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Calcified coronary plaque (CCP) is a complex trait influenced by both genes and environment, and plausibly an interaction between the two. Because the familial aggregation of CCP has been demonstrated and smoking is a significant, independent predictor of CCP, we assessed the evidence for genotype-by-smoking interaction and conducted linkage analysis of quantitative Agatston CCP scores in participants...
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