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The effects of ABCG5/G8 polymorphisms on plasma HDL cholesterol concentrations depend on smoking habit in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Mar 2009
Junyent Mireia, Tucker Katherine L, Smith Caren E, Garcia-Rios Antonio, Mattei Josiemer, Lai Chao-Qiang, Parnell Laurence D, Ordovas Jose M
Abstract excerpt
Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) is associated with an increased risk for atherosclerosis, and concentrations are modulated by genetic factors and environmental factors such as smoking. Our objective was to assess whether the association of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at ABCG5/G8 (i1...
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