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Variation in ANGPTL4 and risk of coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Nov 2008
Folsom Aaron R, Peacock James M, Demerath Ellen, Boerwinkle Eric
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An E40K loss-of-function variant in the ANGPTL4 gene is associated with substantially reduced plasma triglyceride levels in white persons, but its association with cardiovascular disease occurrence has not been reported. The prospective, population-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study measured the E40K ANGPTL4 variant in approximately 10000 white participants and determined its association with...
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