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The role of TRIB1 in lipid metabolism; from genetics to pathways.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Oct 2015
Iwamoto Sadahiko, Boonvisut Supichaya, Makishima Saho, Ishizuka Yuumi, Watanabe Kazuhisa, Nakayama Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
The plasma concentration of lipids is a heritable risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis and related coronary artery diseases (CAD). Mammalian tribbles homologue 1 (TRIB1) is a human locus, the downstream linkage disequilibrium (LD) block of which affects plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-associated cholesterol, triglyceride (TG) levels and CAD across multiple ethnic groups. In addition,...
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