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Adhesion molecule polymorphisms and pulse wave velocity in American youth.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2008
Zhu Haidong, Yan Weili, Tan Yuande, Li Ke, Kapuku Gaston, Treiber Frank A, Su Shaoyong, Harshfield Gregory A, Snieder Harold, Dong Yanbin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our research group recently reported that aorto-radial (radial) and aorto-dorsalis-pedis (foot) pulse wave velocity (PWV) as proxies of arterial stiffness are substantially heritable in healthy youth. This article aimed at uncovering the genetic contributions of adhesion molecules, key members in the inflammatory process, to PWV in these young individuals. METHODS: Radial and foot PWV were...
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