Ultrasound plaque characterisation, genetic markers and risks

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 371-377

  Nicolaides, Andrew N ^a,b   Kakkos, Stavros K ^b   Griffin, Maura ^b   Geroulakos, George ^b   Bashardi, Evy ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaques; Genetic markers; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; REVIEW;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142103860     PISSN: 14248832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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