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Multi-locus candidate gene analyses of lipid levels in a pediatric Turkish cohort: lessons learned on LPL, CETP, LIPC, ABCA1, and SHBG.
Omics : a journal of integrative biology - 1 Dec 2013
Agirbasli Mehmet, Eren Fatih, Agirbasli Deniz, White Marquitta J, Williams Scott M
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Cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis precursors were examined in 365 Turkish children and adolescents. Study participants were recruited at five different state schools. We tested single and multi-locus effects of six polymorphisms from five candidate genes, chosen based on prior known association with lipid levels in adults, for association with low (≤10th percentile) high density lipoprotein...
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