Genetics of atherothrombosis and thrombophilia

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-166

  Mälarstig, Anders ^a,b   Hamsten, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Atherothrombosis; CAD; Coronary artery disease; Genetics; Genome wide association; Heritability; Linkage; Myocardial infarction; Polymorphism; Quantitative trait; Single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP; Thrombophilia; Venous thromboembolism; VTE

Indexed keywords

ATHEROTHROMBOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HEART INFARCTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THROMBOPHILIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPLICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN GENOME; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA;

DNA;

EID: 77953544760     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-010-0101-z     Document Type: Review

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