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Haptoglobin genotype predicts development of coronary artery calcification in a prospective cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 20 Nov 2011
Simpson Melissa, Snell-Bergeon Janet K, Kinney Gregory L, Lache Orit, Miller-Lotan Rachel, Anbinder Yefim, Rewers Marian J, Levy Andrew P
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BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease has been linked with genotypes for haptoglobin (Hp) which modulates extracorpuscular hemoglobin. We hypothesized that the Hp genotype would predict progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS: CAC was measured three times in six years among 436 subjects with type 1 diabetes and 526 control subjects participating in the...
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