title: Haptoglobin genotype does not predict extent of coronary artery calcification in a prospective cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: jaffe@clalit.org.il.
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Basil S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rubinshtein
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Mali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azencot
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Idit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lavi
authors.affiliation: Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miller-Lotan
authors.affiliation: Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Halon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006242:Haptoglobins
keywords: Aortic valve calcification; Computed tomography; Coronary calcification; Diabetes mellitus; Genotype; Haptoglobin