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Genetic analysis of emerging risk factors in coronary artery disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2016
van Iperen Erik P A, Sivapalaratnam Suthesh, Holmes Michael V, Hovingh G Kees, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Asselbergs Folkert W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Type 2 diabetes (T2D), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and smoking are established risk factors that play a causal role in coronary artery disease (CAD). Numerous common genetic variants associating with these and other risk factors have been identified, but their association with CAD has not been comprehensively examined in a single study....
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