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A population-based case-control study of the familial risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jan 2009
Larsson Emma, Granath Fredrik, Swedenborg Jesper, Hultgren Rebecka
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported a familial clustering of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) supporting that AAA is an inheritable disease, but few population-based studies can be found. Possible gender differences regarding hereditary patterns have been reported. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of developing an AAA for first-degree relatives of patients with AAA in Sweden and...
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