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Lipoprotein lipase variants associated with an endophenotype of hypertension: hypertension combined with elevated triglycerides.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2009
Chen Pei, Jou Yuh-Shan, Fann Cathy S J, Chen Jaw-Wen, Chung Chia-Min, Lin Chin-Yu, Wu Sheng-Yeu, Kang Mei-Jyh, Chen Ying-Chuang, Jong Yuh-Shiun, Lo Huey-Ming, Kang Chih-Sen, Chen Chien-Chung, Chang Huan-Cheng, Huang Nai-Kuei, Wu Yi-Lin, Pan Wen-Harn
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Previously, we observed that young-onset hypertension was independently associated with elevated plasma triglyceride(s) (TG) levels to a greater extent than other metabolic risk factors. Thus, focusing on the endophenotype--hypertension combined with elevated TG--we designed a family-based haplotype association study to explore its genetic connection with novel genetic variants of lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL),...
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