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Heritability and Genome-Wide Association Analyses of Intracranial Carotid Artery Calcification: The Rotterdam Study.
Stroke - 1 Apr 2016
Adams Hieab H H, Ikram M Arfan, Vernooij Meike W, van Dijk Anouk C, Hofman Albert, Uitterlinden André G, van Duijn Cornelia M, Koudstaal Peter J, Franco Oscar H, van der Lugt Aad, Bos Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial carotid artery calcification (ICAC) is one of the most important risk factors for stroke. Although several environmental risk factors for ICAC have been identified, its genetic background remains unclear. METHODS: Between 2003 and 2006, 2034 participants from the prospective population-based Rotterdam study (mean age: 69.6±6.8 years; 51.7% female) underwent computed tomography...
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