Genetic variation in the fibrinogen-α and fibrinogen-γ genes in relation to arterial stiffness: The Rotterdam Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1392-1398

  Sie, Mark P S ^a   Isaacs, Aaron ^a   De Maat, Moniek P M ^a   Mattace Raso, Francesco U S ^a   Uitterlinden, André G ^a   Kardys, Isabella ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Hoeks, Arnold P G ^b   Reneman, Robert S ^b   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a   Witteman, Jaqueline C M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Distensibility coefficient; Fibrinogen a and g; Pulse pressure; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN ALPHA GENE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FIBRINOGEN GAMMA GENE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 67649768633     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832a95b0     Document Type: Article

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