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Tachol1 QTL on mouse chromosome 1 is responsible for hypercholesterolemia and diet-induced obesity.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Sept 2024
Kim Jung Han, Simpkins Marvin A, Williams Nicholas T, Cimino Emma, Simon Jadyn, Richmond Tanner R, Youther Jared, Slutz Hannah, Denvir James
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Hypercholesterolemia raises the risk for cardiovascular complications and overall health. Hypercholesterolemia is common, affecting 10% of the general population of the US, and heritable. Most individuals with hypercholesterolemia have a polygenic predisposition to the condition. Previously we identified a quantitative trait locus, Tachol1, linked to hypercholesterolemia on mouse chromosome 1 (Chr1) in a cross...
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