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Genetic Predisposition to Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Incident Type 2 Diabetes.
JAMA cardiology - 1 Apr 2025
Ravi Akshaya, Koyama Satoshi, Cho So Mi Jemma, Haidermota Sara, Hornsby Whitney, Ellinor Patrick T, Natarajan Pradeep
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Treatment to lower high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduces incident coronary artery disease (CAD) risk but modestly increases the risk for incident type 2 diabetes (T2D). The extent to which genetic factors across the cholesterol spectrum are associated with incident T2D is not well understood. Objective: To investigate the association of genetic predisposition to increased...
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- Humans
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Male
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Middle Aged
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
