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Lack of association between arterial stiffness and genetic variants by genome-wide association scan

Sungha ParkCardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ji-Young LeeCardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Byeong-Keuk KimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sang-Hak LeeCardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyuk-Jae ChangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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DongHoon ChoiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yangsoo JangCardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiovascular Genome Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 258-261 | Received 17 Dec 2014, Accepted 17 Apr 2015, Published online: 17 Jun 2015

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