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HDL Cholesterol and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Diabetes - 1 Sept 2015
Haase Christiane L, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne, Nordestgaard Børge G, Frikke-Schmidt Ruth
Abstract excerpt
Observationally, low levels of HDL cholesterol are consistently associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, plasma HDL cholesterol increasing has been suggested as a novel therapeutic option to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Whether levels of HDL cholesterol are causally associated with type 2 diabetes is unknown. In a prospective study of the general population (n = 47,627), we tested...
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