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Variants for HDL-C, LDL-C, and triglycerides identified from admixture mapping and fine-mapping analysis in African American families.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Feb 2015
Shetty Priya B, Tang Hua, Feng Tao, Tayo Bamidele, Morrison Alanna C, Kardia Sharon L R, Hanis Craig L, Arnett Donna K, Hunt Steven C, Boerwinkle Eric, Rao Dabeeru C, Cooper Richard S, Risch Neil, Zhu Xiaofeng
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BACKGROUND: Admixture mapping of lipids was followed-up by family-based association analysis to identify variants for cardiovascular disease in African Americans. METHODS AND RESULTS: The present study conducted admixture mapping analysis for total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides. The analysis was performed in 1905 unrelated African...
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