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A DAB2IP genotype: sex interaction is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Oct 2017
Ye Zi, Austin Erin, Schaid Daniel J, Bailey Kent R, Pellikka Patricia A, Kullo Iftikhar J
Abstract excerpt
A faster expansion rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) increases the risk of rupture. Women are at higher risk of rupture than men, but the mechanisms underlying this increased risk are unknown. We investigated whether genetic variants that influence susceptibility for AAA (CDKN2A-2B, SORT1, DAB2IP, LRP1 and LDLR) are associated with AAA expansion and whether these associations differ by sex in 650 patients...
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