Identification of a novel proinsulin-associated SNP and demonstration that proinsulin is unlikely to be a causal factor in subclinical vascular remodelling using Mendelian randomisation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.09.031
Abstract: Background and aims Increased proinsulin relative to insulin levels have been associated with subclinical atherosclerosis (measured by carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT)) and are predictive of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), independently of established risk factors. The… read more here.
Keywords: vascular remodelling; subclinical vascular; associated snp; mendelian randomisation ... See more keywords