Article
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of HDL cholesterol response to statins.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Postmus Iris, Warren Helen R, Trompet Stella, Arsenault Benoit J, Avery Christy L, Bis Joshua C, Chasman Daniel I, de Keyser Catherine E, Deshmukh Harshal A, Evans Daniel S, Feng QiPing, Li Xiaohui, Smit Roelof A J, Smith Albert V, Sun Fangui, Taylor Kent D, Arnold Alice M, Barnes Michael R, Barratt Bryan J, Betteridge John, Boekholdt S Matthijs, Boerwinkle Eric, Buckley Brendan M, Chen Y-D Ida, de Craen Anton J M, Cummings Steven R, Denny Joshua C, Dubé Marie Pierre, Durrington Paul N, Eiriksdottir Gudny, Ford Ian, Guo Xiuqing, Harris Tamara B, Heckbert Susan R, Hofman Albert, Hovingh G Kees, Kastelein John J P, Launer Leonore J, Liu Ching-Ti, Liu Yongmei, Lumley Thomas, McKeigue Paul M, Munroe Patricia B, Neil Andrew, Nickerson Deborah A, Nyberg Fredrik, O'Brien Eoin, O'Donnell Christopher J, Post Wendy, Poulter Neil, Vasan Ramachandran S, Rice Kenneth, Rich Stephen S, Rivadeneira Fernando, Sattar Naveed, Sever Peter, Shaw-Hawkins Sue, Shields Denis C, Slagboom P Eline, Smith Nicholas L, Smith Joshua D, Sotoodehnia Nona, Stanton Alice, Stott David J, Stricker Bruno H, Stürmer Til, Uitterlinden André G, Wei Wei-Qi, Westendorp Rudi G J, Whitsel Eric A, Wiggins Kerri L, Wilke Russell A, Ballantyne Christie M, Colhoun Helen M, Cupples L Adrienne, Franco Oscar H, Gudnason Vilmundur, Hitman Graham, Palmer Colin N A, Psaty Bruce M, Ridker Paul M, Stafford Jeanette M, Stein Charles M, Tardif Jean-Claude, Caulfield Mark J, Jukema J Wouter, Rotter Jerome I, Krauss Ronald M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In addition to lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), statin therapy also raises high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Inter-individual variation in HDL-C response to statins may be partially explained by genetic variation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify variants with an effect on statin-induced high...
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