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Screening of siblings to patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms in Sweden.
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ - 1 Jun 2017
Linné Anneli, Forsberg Johan, Leander Karin, Hultgren Rebecka
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is higher for First Degree Relatives to AAA-patients compared to the general population, regardless of sex. The prevalence of AAA is also higher in the North of Sweden compared to the Mid and South. A regional strong hereditary trait has been suggested as an explanation to this. The aim of this study was to investigate if siblings to AAA-patients in the...
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