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Association between a leukotriene C4 synthase gene promoter polymorphism and coronary artery calcium in young women: the Muscatine Study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2007
Iovannisci David M, Lammer Edward J, Steiner Lori, Cheng Suzanne, Mahoney Larry T, Davis Patricia H, Lauer Ronald M, Burns Trudy L
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OBJECTIVE: A majority of the recognized risk factors for atherosclerosis and the development of cardiovascular disease have been derived from the study of older populations who have already manifested clinical symptoms. If risk factors can be identified earlier in life, such as genetic variation, preventive measures may be taken before overt symptoms of pathology have manifested, and when treatments may be most...
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