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Association of the Lipoprotein Receptor SCARB1 Common Missense Variant rs4238001 with Incident Coronary Heart Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Manichaikul Ani, Wang Xin-Qun, Musani Solomon K, Herrington David M, Post Wendy S, Wilson James G, Rich Stephen S, Rodriguez Annabelle
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies in mice and humans have implicated the lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 in association with atherosclerosis and lipid levels. In the current study, we sought to examine association of SCARB1 missense single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4238001 with incident coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS AND RESULTS: Genotypes for rs4238001 were imputed for 2,319 White, 1,570 African American,...
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