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Relationship among Lewis phenotype, clotting factors, and other cardiovascular risk factors in young adults.
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Mar 1995
Green D, Jarrett O, Ruth K J, Folsom A R, Liu K
Abstract excerpt
An increased risk of ischemic heart disease has been reported in men with the Lewis blood group phenotype Le(a-b-). We have investigated the relationship between Lewis phenotype and cardiovascular risk factors in 1714 participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study, an ongoing investigation on life-styles and evolution of cardiovascular risk factors. No significant differences were...
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