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Segment-specific genetic effects on carotid intima-media thickness: the Northern Manhattan study.
Stroke - 1 Dec 2008
Liao Yi-Chu, Lin Hsiu-Fen, Rundek Tatjana, Cheng Rong, Guo Yuh-Cherng, Sacco Ralph L, Juo Suh-Hang Hank
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a surrogate marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a strong predictor of stroke and myocardial infarction. The object of this study was to determine the association between carotid IMT and 702 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 145 genes. METHODS: B-mode carotid ultrasound was performed among 408 Hispanics from the Northern Manhattan Study. The...
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