Atherosclerosis study using female peripheral blood samples. Homo sapiens

This study is to compare the mRNA expression differences between atherosclerosis and non-atherosclerosis samples from female peripheral blood. The possible effects of races are also considered. Overall design: Two phenotypes: 1: atherosclerosis; 0: non-atherosclerosis Four races: 1: non-Hispanic white; 2: Chinese; 3: African American; 4: Hispanic