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Genetic variation within the Y chromosome is not associated with histological characteristics of the atherosclerotic carotid artery or aneurysmal wall.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Apr 2017
Haitjema Saskia, van Setten Jessica, Eales James, van der Laan Sander W, Gandin Ilaria, de Vries Jean-Paul P M, de Borst Gert J, Pasterkamp Gerard, Asselbergs Folkert W, Charchar Fadi J, Wilson James F, de Jager Saskia C A, Tomaszewski Maciej, den Ruijter Hester M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Haplogroup I, a common European paternal lineage of the Y chromosome, is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease in British men. It is unclear whether this haplogroup or any other haplogroup on the Y chromosome is associated with histological characteristics of the diseased vessel wall in other vascular manifestations of cardiovascular diseases showing a male preponderance....
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