C-reactive protein genetics is associated with carotid artery compliance in men in The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 841-848

  Eklund, C ^a   Kivimaki M ^b,c   Islam, Md Shaheenul ^d,e   Juonala, M ^f   Kahonen M ^d   Marniemi, J ^g   Lehtimaki T ^d   Viikari, J ^h   Raitakari, O T ^h   Hurme, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; CRP genetics; Elasticity

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 38349111705     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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