Article
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...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Adult
- Blood Coagulation Factors
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Factor VIII
- Female
- Humans
- Isoantigens
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Male
- Phenotype
- Racial Groups
- Risk Factors
- Sex Characteristics
