Genome-wide association study of plasma lipoprotein(a) levels identifies multiple genes on chromosome 6q[S]

Genome-wide association study of plasma lipoprotein(a) levels identifies multiple genes on chromosome 6q[S]

Plasma lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) level is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease that is under strong genetic control. We conducted a genome-wide association study of plasma Lp(a) in 386 members of a founder population that adheres to a communal lifestyle, proscribes cigarette smoking, an...

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Main Authors: Carole Ober, Alex S. Nord, Emma E. Thompson, Lin Pan, Zheng Tan, Darren Cusanovich, Ying Sun, Raluca Nicolae, Celina Edelstein, Daniel H. Schneider, Christine Billstrand, Ditta Pfaffinger, Natasha Phillips, Rebecca L. Anderson, Binu Philips, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Mark J. Rieder, Patrick J. Heagerty, Deborah A. Nickerson, Mark Abney, Santica Marcovina, Gail P. Jarvik, Angelo M. Scanu, Dan L. Nicolae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
genome-wide association study
LPA
carotid artery disease
kringle IV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520308324

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