title: Response to the letter by Prof. Daniel Ninello Polesel "Obstructive sleep apnea as a potential confounding factor in atherosclerosis in the Asian population".
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China; Department of Neurology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Changzhou 213003, China.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China.
authors.forename: Biyang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Changzhou 213003, China.
authors.forename: Xuegan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China. Electronic address: gelinxu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gelin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1