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Novel Finnish-enriched variants causing severe hypercholesterolemia and their clinical impact on coronary artery disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2023
Junna Nella, Ruotsalainen Sanni, Ripatti Pietari, FinnGen, Ripatti Samuli, Widén Elisabeth
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Severe hypercholesterolemia (LDL-cholesterol ≥ 5 mmol/l) is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). The etiology incudes both genetic and nongenetic factors, but persons carrying mutations in known hypercholesterolemia-associated genes are at significantly higher CAD risk than non-carriers. Yet, a significant proportion of mutation carriers remains undetected while the...
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