ABO blood group is associated with peripheral arterial disease in African Americans: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

doi:10.1016/j.thromres.2017.02.018

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ABO blood group is associated with peripheral arterial disease in African Americans: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Thrombosis research - 1 May 2017

Pike Mindy M, Larson Nicholas B, Wassel Christina L, Cohoon Kevin P, Tsai Michael Y, Pankow James S, Hanson Naomi Q, Decker Paul A, Berardi Cecilia, Alexander Kristine S, Cushman Mary, Zakai Neil A, Bielinski Suzette J

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INTRODUCTION: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 8.5 million Americans and thus improving our understanding of PAD is critical to developing strategies to reduce disease burden. The objective of the study was to determine the association of ABO blood type with ankle brachial index (ABI) as well as prevalent and incident PAD in a multi-ethnic cohort. METHODS: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis includes...

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ABO Blood-Group System
Black or African American
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alleles
Ankle Brachial Index
Asian
Atherosclerosis
Female
Genotype
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Male

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PMID: 28267600
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.02.018
PMCID: PMC5410192

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