Genetic variation in the leukotriene pathway and carotid intima-media thickness: A 2-stage replication study

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 696-701

  Bevan, Steve ^a   Lorenz, Matthias W ^b   Sitzer, Matthias ^b   Markus, Hugh S ^a  

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

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Genetics

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECHOGRAPHY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62449296717     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.525733     Document Type: Article

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