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Association of loss-of-function mutations in the ABCA1 gene with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and risk of ischemic heart disease.
JAMA - 4 Jun 2008
Frikke-Schmidt Ruth, Nordestgaard Børge G, Stene Maria C A, Sethi Amar A, Remaley Alan T, Schnohr Peter, Grande Peer, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are inversely related to cardiovascular risk. Whether this is a causal effect is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether genetically reduced HDL cholesterol due to heterozygosity for 4 loss-of-function mutations in ABCA1 cause increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Three studies of white individuals from...
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