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Genetic predisposition for increased red blood cell distribution width is an early risk factor for cardiovascular and renal comorbidities.
Disease models & mechanisms - 17 May 2020
Cheng Xi, Mell Blair, Alimadadi Ahmad, Galla Sarah, McCarthy Cameron G, Chakraborty Saroj, Basrur Venkatesha, Joe Bina
Abstract excerpt
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of the variation in size and volume of red blood cells (RBCs). Increased RDW, indicating a high heterogeneity of RBCs, is prominently associated with a variety of illnesses, especially cardiovascular diseases. However, the significance of this association to the onset and progression of cardiovascular and renal diseases is unknown. We hypothesized that a...
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