Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , January 2010

Genetic and environmental contributions to abdominal aortic aneurysm development in a twin population

  • Carl Magnus Wahlgren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Carl Magnus Wahlgren, MD, PhD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Emma Larsson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Patrik K.E. Magnusson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Rebecka Hultgren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jesper Swedenborg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 2 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 August 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01678-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.036

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 3-7 , January 2010

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