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A nonsynonymous SNP in BANK1 is associated with serum LDL cholesterol levels in three Korean populations.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2015
Hong Kyung-Won, Lyu Jieun, Lee So Hyun, Choi Bo Youl, Kim Sung Soo, Kim Yeonjung
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Serum levels of lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides, are heritable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and targets for therapeutic intervention. Because previous genome-wide association studies (GWASs) did not target functional genetic variants, we employed an alternate approach using nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify functional genetic variants associated with the...
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