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Detection of a major gene effect for LDL peak particle diameter and association with apolipoprotein H gene haplotype.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Oct 2005
Bossé Yohan, Feitosa Mary F, Després Jean-Pierre, Lamarche Benoît, Rice Treva, Rao D C, Bouchard Claude, Pérusse Louis, Vohl Marie-Claude
Abstract excerpt
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size, a coronary heart disease risk factor, is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Results from the Quebec Family Study (QFS) revealed that the LDL peak particle diameter (LDL-PPD) aggregates in families with a heritability coefficient above 50% and is affected by a major quantitative trait locus on chromosome 17q (LOD=6.8). Complex segregation analyses have...
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