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ICAM1 and VCAM1 polymorphisms, coronary artery calcium, and circulating levels of soluble ICAM-1: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2008
Bielinski Suzette J, Pankow James S, Li Na, Hsu Fang-Chi, Adar Sara D, Jenny Nancy Swords, Bowden Donald W, Wasserman Bruce A, Arnett Donna
Abstract excerpt
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) may be important contributors to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Using a stratified random sample of 2880 participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis we investigated the relationship of 12 ICAM1 and 17 VCAM1 SNPs and coronary artery calcium (CAC) and ICAM1 SNPs and circulating levels of...
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