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Novel QTLs for HDL levels identified in mice by controlling for Apoa2 allelic effects: confirmation of a chromosome 6 locus in a congenic strain.
Physiological genomics - 12 Mar 2004
Welch Carrie L, Bretschger Sara, Wen Ping-Zi, Mehrabian Margarete, Latib Nashat, Fruchart-Najib Jamila, Fruchart Jean Charles, Myrick Christy, Lusis Aldons J
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Atherosclerosis is a complex disease resulting from the interaction of multiple genes, including those causing dyslipidemia. Relatively few of the causative genes have been identified. Previously, we identified Apoa2 as a major determinant of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in...
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