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SUBMITTER: Fanlo-Maresma M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fanlo-Maresma Marta M Candás-Estébanez Beatriz B Esteve-Luque Virginia V Padró-Miquel Ariadna A Escrihuela-Vidal Francesc F Carratini-Moraes Monica M Corbella Emili E Corbella Xavier X Pintó Xavier X
Journal of clinical medicine 20210520 10
SLE is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis to analyze its relationship with dyslipidemia and related genetic factors in a population of patients with SLE. Seventy-one SLE female patients were recruited. Carotid ultrasound, laboratory profiles, and genetic analysis of the <i>ZPR1, APOA5</i>, and <i>GCKR</i> genes were performed. SLE patients were divided into two groups according to the ...[more]