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Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Individuals Is Associated with the PCSK9 (rs2149041) Gene Polymorphism in the Mexican Mestizo Population: Results of the GEA Cohort

The increase in carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) are features of subclinical atherosclerosis that might be determined by the genetic background of patients. Among the multiple risk factors, the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has a g...

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Autores principales: Posadas-Sánchez, Rosalinda, Vargas-Alarcón, Gilberto, Pérez-Méndez, Óscar, Pérez-Hernández, Nonanzit, Rodríguez-Pérez, José Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9604912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36294964
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life12101531