Common genetic determinants of lung function, subclinical atherosclerosis and risk of coronary artery disease.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) independently associates with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but it has not been fully investigated whether this co-morbidity involves shared pathophysiological mechanisms. To identify potential common pathways across the two diseases...

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Main Authors: Maria Sabater-Lleal, Anders Mälarstig, Lasse Folkersen, María Soler Artigas, Damiano Baldassarre, Maryam Kavousi, Peter Almgren, Fabrizio Veglia, Guy Brusselle, Albert Hofman, Gunnar Engström, Oscar H Franco, Olle Melander, Gabrielle Paulsson-Berne, Hugh Watkins, Per Eriksson, Steve E Humphries, Elena Tremoli, Ulf de Faire, Martin D Tobin, Anders Hamsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4122436?pdf=render