Association of Branched-Chain Amino Acids with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Ruiyue Yang; Jun Dong; Haijian Zhao; Hongxia Li; Hanbang Guo; Shu Wang; Chuanbao Zhang; Siming Wang; Mo Wang; Songlin Yu; Wenxiang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099598

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Association of Branched-Chain Amino Acids with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Ruiyue Yang,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Jun Dong,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Haijian Zhao,

Affiliation Beijing Hospital and National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Hongxia Li,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Hanbang Guo,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Shu Wang,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Chuanbao Zhang,

Affiliation Beijing Hospital and National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Siming Wang,

Affiliation The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Mo Wang,

Affiliation Beijing Hospital and National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Songlin Yu,

Affiliation Beijing Hospital and National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Wenxiang Chen

* E-mail: wchen@bjhmoh.cn

Affiliations The Key Laboratory of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China, Beijing Hospital and National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China
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Association of Branched-Chain Amino Acids with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Ruiyue Yang,
Jun Dong,
Haijian Zhao,
Hongxia Li,
Hanbang Guo,
Shu Wang,
Chuanbao Zhang,
Siming Wang,
Mo Wang,
Songlin Yu

Published: June 9, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099598

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