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Multi-ethnic genetic association study of carotid intima-media thickness using a targeted cardiovascular SNP microarray.
Stroke - 1 Oct 2009
Lanktree Matthew B, Hegele Robert A, Yusuf Salim, Anand Sonia S
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Identification of subclinical atherosclerosis by ultrasonographic measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a validated tool, in conjunction with traditional risk factors, for clinical assessment of cardiovascular disease risk. IMT has also been recognized as a quantitative measure of cardiovascular disease progression in asymptomatic individuals, and many candidate gene...
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