Early carotid atherosclerosis and family history of vascular disease: Specific effects on arterial sites have implications for genetic studies

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 302-306

  Jerrard Dunne, Paula ^a   Markus, Hugh S ^a   Steckel, Donata A ^b   Buehler, Alexandra ^b   Von Kegler, Stefan ^b   Sitzer, Matthias ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Family history; Genes; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE MARKER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHENOTYPE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0037324421     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000051383.75507.60     Document Type: Article

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