A functional polymorphism in the lymphotoxin-α gene is associated with carotid artery wall thickness: The Diabetes Heart Study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-657

  Liu, Yongmei ^a   Herrington, David ^b   Burdon, Kathryn P ^c   Langefeld, Carl D ^a   Rich, Stephen S ^a   Bowden, Donald W ^a   Freedman, Barry I ^b   Wagenknecht, Lynne E ^a  

^a Medical Center Boulevard ^*  (United States)

^b Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C3; cardiovascular risk factors; prevention of coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LYMPHOTOXIN ALPHA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 33746727739     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000214610.83866.2e     Document Type: Article

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