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Association of known loci with lipid levels among children and prediction of dyslipidemia in adults.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Dec 2011
Tikkanen Emmi, Tuovinen Tarja, Widén Elisabeth, Lehtimäki Terho, Viikari Jorma, Kähönen Mika, Peltonen Leena, Raitakari Olli T, Ripatti Samuli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent genome-wide association studies have found 95 distinct genetic loci associated with high-density (HDL-C) and low-density (LDL-C) lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG), using adult samples. It is not known if these variants are associated with lipid levels in children and adolescents and if the genetic risk score (GRS), based on these variants, could improve...
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