Mendelian randomization suggests no causal association between C-reactive protein and carotid intima-media thickness in the Young Finns study

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Kivimaki, Mika [1 ]
Lawlor, Debbie A.
Eklund, Carita
Smith, George Davey
Hurme, Mikko
Lehtimaki, Terho
Viikari, Jorma S. A.
Raitakari, Olli T.
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[1] UCL, Dept Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, London, England
[2] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol, Avon, England
[3] Tampere Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Tampere, Finland
[4] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol BS8 1TH, Avon, England
[5] Tampere Univ Hosp, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Tampere, Finland
[6] Tampere Univ Hosp, Dept Clin Chem, Tampere, Finland
[7] Univ Turku, Dept Med, SF-20500 Turku, Finland
[8] Turku Univ, Dept Clin Physiol, Turku, Finland
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10.1161/01.ATV.0000258869.48076.14
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:978 / 979
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