Familial combined hyperlipidemia: upstream transcription factor 1 and beyond

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Familial combined hyperlipidemia is a common complex disease that accounts for up to 20% of premature coronary heart disease. The upstream transcription factor 1, located on 1q21, was recently shown to be linked and associated with familial combined hyperlipidemia in Finnish families. Upstream transcription factor 1 is the first gene identified by positional cloning for familial combined...

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