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The shared allelic architecture of adiponectin levels and coronary artery disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2013
Dastani Zari, Johnson Toby, Kronenberg Florian, Nelson Christopher P, Assimes Themistocles L, März Winfried, Richards J Brent
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OBJECTIVE: A large body of epidemiologic data strongly suggests an association between excess adiposity and coronary artery disease (CAD). Low adiponectin levels, a hormone secreted only from adipocytes, have been associated with an increased risk of CAD in observational studies. However, these associations cannot clarify whether this relationship is causal or due to a shared set of causal factors or even...
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