A polymorphism in transforming growth factor-β1 is associated with carotid plaques and increased carotid intima-media thickness in older Chinese men: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study-Cardiovascular Disease Subcohort.

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Published in Atherosclerosis on November 26, 2010

Authors

Han-Bing Deng1, Chao Qiang Jiang, Brian Tomlinson, Bin Liu, Jie Ming Lin, Ka Sing Wong, Bernard M Y Cheung, Tai Hing Lam, G Neil Thomas

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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