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Associations of Y chromosomal haplogroups with cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical vascular measures in males during childhood and adolescence.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2018
O'Keeffe Linda M, Howe Laura D, Fraser Abigail, Hughes Alun D, Wade Kaitlin H, Anderson Emma L, Lawlor Debbie A, Erzurumluoglu A Mesut, Davey-Smith George, Rodriguez Santiago, Stergiakouli Evie
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Males have greater cardiometabolic risk than females, though the reasons for this are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the association between common Y chromosomal haplogroups and cardiometabolic risk during early life. METHODS: In a British birth cohort, we examined the association of Y chromosomal haplogroups with trajectories of cardiometabolic risk factors from...
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