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Genome-wide association study of Lp-PLA(2) activity and mass in the Framingham Heart Study.
PLoS genetics - 29 Apr 2010
Suchindran Sunil, Rivedal David, Guyton John R, Milledge Tom, Gao Xiaoyi, Benjamin Ashlee, Rowell Jennifer, Ginsburg Geoffrey S, McCarthy Jeanette J
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) is an emerging risk factor and therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease. The activity and mass of this enzyme are heritable traits, but major genetic determinants have not been explored in a systematic, genome-wide fashion. We carried out a genome-wide association study of Lp-PLA(2) activity and mass in 6,668 Caucasian subjects from the population-based...
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