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Clinical correlates and heritability of cystatin C (from the Framingham Offspring Study).
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Nov 2008
Parikh Nisha I, Hwang Shih-Jen, Yang Qiong, Larson Martin G, Guo Chao-Yu, Robins Sander J, Sutherland Patrice, Benjamin Emelia J, Levy Daniel, Fox Caroline S
Abstract excerpt
Cystatin C (CysC) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined the clinical correlates and heritability of CysC and determined if associations between CVD risk factors and CysC differed by CKD status. Among Framingham Heart Study offspring (examined from 1998-2001, n = 3,241, mean age 61 years, 54% women), the 95(th) percentile cut-point was developed for CysC in a...
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