Genetic Contribution of Variants near SORT1 and APOE on LDL Cholesterol Independent of Obesity in Children.

To assess potential effects of variants in six lipid modulating genes (SORT1, HMGCR, MLXIPL, FADS2, APOE and MAFB) on early development of dyslipidemia independent of the degree of obesity in children, we investigated their association with total (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL-C), high density l...

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Main Authors: Clara Breitling, Arnd Gross, Petra Büttner, Sebastian Weise, Dorit Schleinitz, Wieland Kiess, Markus Scholz, Peter Kovacs, Antje Körner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4573320?pdf=render