Cardiovascular Research

Hemodynamic fluid shear stress response genes and carotid intima-media thickness: a candidate gene association analysis in the c

Authors: Astrid M Suchy-Dicey|||Daniel A Enquobahrie|||Susan R Heckbert|||Jerome I Rotter|||Bruce M Psaty|||Barbara McKnight

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Abstract

This study examined whether carotid artery intimal-medial thickness (cIMT) is associated with genetic variations (SNPs) in a hemodynamics-responsive gene pathway.

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