The Combined Effect of Common Genetic Risk Variants on Circulating Lipoproteins Is Evident in Childhood: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) are modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Several genetic loci for predisposition to abnormal LDL-C, HDL-C and TG have been identified. However, it remains unclear whether...

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Main Authors: Buscot, Marie-jeanne, Magnussen, Costan G., Juonala, Markus, Pitkänen, Niina, Lehtimäki, Terho, Viikari, Jorma S. A., Kähönen, Mika, Hutri-Kähönen, Nina, Schork, Nicholas J., Raitakari, Olli T., Thomson, Russell J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701181/