Lifelong reduction of LDL-cholesterol related to a common variant in the LDL-receptor gene decreases the risk of coronary artery disease--a Mendelian Randomisation study.

Lifelong reduction of LDL-cholesterol related to a common variant in the LDL-receptor gene decreases the risk of coronary artery disease--a Mendelian Randomisation study.

Rare mutations of the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR) cause familial hypercholesterolemia, which increases the risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). Less is known about the implications of common genetic variation in the LDLR gene regarding the variability of cholesterol levels and ri...

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Main Authors: Patrick Linsel-Nitschke, Anika Götz, Jeanette Erdmann, Ingrid Braenne, Peter Braund, Christian Hengstenberg, Klaus Stark, Marcus Fischer, Stefan Schreiber, Nour Eddine El Mokhtari, Arne Schaefer, Jürgen Schrezenmeir, Diana Rubin, Anke Hinney, Thomas Reinehr, Christian Roth, Jan Ortlepp, Peter Hanrath, Alistair S Hall, Massimo Mangino, Wolfgang Lieb, Claudia Lamina, Iris M Heid, Angela Doering, Christian Gieger, Annette Peters, Thomas Meitinger, H-Erich Wichmann, Inke R König, Andreas Ziegler, Florian Kronenberg, Nilesh J Samani, Heribert Schunkert, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC), Cardiogenics Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2500189?pdf=render

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