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Sex-Specific Effects of Adiponectin on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Incident Cardiovascular Disease
BACKGROUND: Plasma adiponectin levels have previously been inversely associated with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. In this study, we used a sex-stratified Mendelian randomization approach to investigate whether adiponectin has a causal protective infl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26276317 http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.001853 |