The causal effects of remnant cholesterol on increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in East Asians

Abstract Background Remnant cholesterol (RC) has been implicated in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in populations of European ancestry, yet its causal role remains underexplored in populations of East Asian ancestry, which are underrepresented in genetic studies. We sought to investigate the causal...

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Published in:	BMC Medicine
Main Authors:	Chenhao Lin, Haolong Wen, Mengyao Yu, Qingxia Huang, Qi Wang, Jinran Lin, Wenjun Yang, Jennifer Ming Jen Wong, Mingfeng Xia, Huiru Tang, Li Jin, Sijia Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Yuxiang Dai, Guo-Chong Chen, Yan Zheng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Remnant cholesterol Cardiovascular diseases Genome-wide association study Mendelian randomization
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04329-y