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Toll-like receptor 4 gene (Asp299Gly) polymorphism associates with carotid artery elasticity. The cardiovascular risk in young Finns study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2008
Hernesniemi Jussi A, Raitakari Olli T, Kähönen Mika, Juonala Markus, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Marniemi Jukka, Viikari Jorma, Lehtimäki Terho
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OBJECTIVE: Early subclinical markers of atherosclerosis, such as carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) and elasticity predict future coronary events. The G allele of the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) gene Asp299Gly polymorphism has been previously associated with decreased development of ath...
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