Article
Familial combined hyperlipidemia is associated with upstream transcription factor 1 (USF1).
Nature genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Pajukanta Päivi, Lilja Heidi E, Sinsheimer Janet S, Cantor Rita M, Lusis Aldons J, Gentile Massimiliano, Duan Xiaoqun Joyce, Soro-Paavonen Aino, Naukkarinen Jussi, Saarela Janna, Laakso Markku, Ehnholm Christian, Taskinen Marja-Riitta, Peltonen Leena
Abstract excerpt
Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL), characterized by elevated levels of serum total cholesterol, triglycerides or both, is observed in about 20% of individuals with premature coronary heart disease. We previously identified a locus linked to FCHL on 1q21-q23 in Finnish families with the disease. This region has also been linked to FCHL in families from other populations as well as to type 2 diabetes...
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