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The relationship between retinal arteriolar and venular calibers is genetically mediated, and each is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Feb 2011
Fahy Samantha J, Sun Cong, Zhu Gu, Healey Paul R, Spector Tim D, Martin Nicolas G, Mitchell Paul, Wong Tien Y, Mackey David A, Hammond Christopher J, Andrew Toby
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PURPOSE: Retinal arteriolar and venular calibers are highly heritable and associated with cardiovascular disease. This study was designed to investigate the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors on the high phenotypic correlation (r = 0.59) between these two traits and to assess the shared and specific influence of established and novel cardiovascular disease risk factors on them. METHODS: A...
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