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Polymorphisms of genes involved in inflammation and blood vessel development influence the risk of varicose veins.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2018
Shadrina A, Tsepilov Y, Smetanina M, Voronina E, Seliverstov E, Ilyukhin E, Kirienko A, Zolotukhin I, Filipenko M
Abstract excerpt
Heredity plays an important role in the etiology of varicose veins (VVs). However, the genetic basis underlying this condition remains poorly understood. Our aim was to replicate top association signals from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) for VVs of lower extremities using 2 independent datasets-our sample of ethnic Russian individuals (709 cases and 278 controls) and a large cohort of British residents...
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