Frequency and phenotype consequence of APOC3 rare variants in patients with very low triglyceride levels

Frequency and phenotype consequence of APOC3 rare variants in patients with very low triglyceride levels

Abstract Background High levels of triglycerides (TG ≥200 mg/dL) are an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Conversely, very low levels of TG are associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease. Precision medicine aims to capitalize on recent findings that rare variants such a...

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Main Authors: Dana C. Crawford, Nicole A. Restrepo, Kirsten E. Diggins, Eric Farber-Eger, Quinn S. Wells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
Precision medicine
Triglycerides
Biobank
Electronic health records
APOC3
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0387-1

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