Article
Evidence of how rs7575840 influences apolipoprotein B-containing lipid particles.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2011
Haas Blake E, Weissglas-Volkov Daphna, Aguilar-Salinas Carlos A, Nikkola Elina, Vergnes Laurent, Cruz-Bautista Ivette, Riba Laura, Stancakova Alena, Kuusisto Johanna, Soininen Pasi, Kangas Antti J, Ala-Korpela Mika, Tusie-Luna Teresa, Laakso Markku, Pajukanta Päivi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Recent genome-wide association studies identified a variant rs7575840 in the apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene region as associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. However, the underlying functional mechanism of this variant, which resides 6.5 kb upstream of APOB, has remained unknown. Our objective was to investigate rs7575840 for association with refined apoB-containing lipid particles,...
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