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Association of genetic variants with the metabolic syndrome in 20,806 white women: The Women's Health Genome Study.
American heart journal - 1 Aug 2009
Goulart Alessandra C, Rexrode Kathryn M, Cheng Suzanne, Rose Lynda, Buring Julie E, Ridker Paul M, Zee Robert Y L
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BACKGROUND: Candidate genes associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) represent potential risk factors for the metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS: The association between prevalent MetS and a panel of 62 polymorphisms within 42 candidate genes, previously implicated in the pathophysiology of CVD, were investigated in 20,806 white participants of the Women's Health Study. All were free of known CVD and diabetes...
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