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Association of the functional variant in the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a reductase gene with low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in Japanese.
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Mar 2010
Hiura Yumiko, Tabara Yasuharu, Kokubo Yoshihiro, Okamura Tomonori, Goto Yoichi, Nonogi Hiroshi, Miki Tetsuro, Tomoike Hitonobu, Iwai Naoharu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels has been well replicated in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of white populations. Recently, the commo...
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