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Epigenome-wide association study of triglyceride postprandial responses to a high-fat dietary challenge.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Dec 2016
Lai Chao-Qiang, Wojczynski Mary K, Parnell Laurence D, Hidalgo Bertha A, Irvin Marguerite Ryan, Aslibekyan Stella, Province Michael A, Absher Devin M, Arnett Donna K, Ordovás José M
Abstract excerpt
Postprandial lipemia (PPL), the increased plasma TG concentration after consuming a high-fat meal, is an independent risk factor for CVD. Individual responses to a meal high in fat vary greatly, depending on genetic and lifestyle factors. However, only a few loci have been associated with TG-PPL response. Heritable epigenomic changes may be significant contributors to the unexplained inter-individual PPL...
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