Heritability of carotid intima-media thickness and inflammatory factors of atherosclerosis in a Chinese population

Abstract Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, has been found to be associated with incident stroke. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen have been demonstrated to be associated with atherosclerosis. Previous studies on heritability estim...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Tsai-Chung Li, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chih-Hsueh Lin, Shing-Yu Yang, Chia-Ing Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Intima-media thickness CRP Heritability
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71454-8