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The association between renal function biomarkers and subclinical cardiovascular measures in African Caribbean families.
Ethnicity & disease - 1 Jan 2013
Li Hu, Kuipers Allison, Kammerer Candace M, Bunker Clareanne H, Kuller Lewis H, Miljkovic Iva, Patrick Alan L, Wheeler Victor W, Zmuda Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality are increased in people with subclinical CVD. The impact of ethnicity and race on subclinical CVD is substantial. Previous studies assessed the heritability of several renal function biomarkers and their relationship with subclinical CVD among populations of European ancestries, but, to our knowledge, no such data are available in African ancestry...
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