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Novel gene-by-environment interactions: APOB and NPC1L1 variants affect the relationship between dietary and total plasma cholesterol.
Journal of lipid research - 1 May 2013
Kim Daniel S, Burt Amber A, Ranchalis Jane E, Jarvik Ella R, Rosenthal Elisabeth A, Hatsukami Thomas S, Furlong Clement E, Jarvik Gail P
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in developed countries. Plasma cholesterol level is a key risk factor in CVD pathogenesis. Genetic and dietary variation both influence plasma cholesterol; however, little is known about dietary interactions with genetic variants influencing the absorption and transport of dietary cholesterol. We sought to determine whether gut expressed variants...
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