An integrative multiomic network model links lipid metabolism to glucose regulation in coronary artery disease

Some cholesterol-lowering drugs can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, but the mechanism behind this is not fully understood. Here the authors show that there is a single genetic regulatory module that influences both cholesterol levels and glucose levels, providing a link between cholesterol lev...

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Main Authors: Ariella T. Cohain, William T. Barrington, Daniel M. Jordan, Noam D. Beckmann, Carmen A. Argmann, Sander M. Houten, Alexander W. Charney, Raili Ermel, Katyayani Sukhavasi, Oscar Franzen, Simon Koplev, Carl Whatling, Gillian M. Belbin, Jialiang Yang, Ke Hao, Eimear E. Kenny, Zhidong Tu, Jun Zhu, Li-Ming Gan, Ron Do, Chiara Giannarelli, Jason C. Kovacic, Arno Ruusalepp, Aldons J. Lusis, Johan L. M. Bjorkegren, Eric E. Schadt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20750-8