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Polygenic risk score for coronary artery disease predicts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2025
Paquette Martine, Trinder Mark, Ruel Isabelle, Guay Simon-Pierre, Hegele Robert A, Genest Jacques, Brunham Liam R, Baass Alexis
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BACKGROUND: Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, this risk is heterogeneous, and the contribution of several clinical risk factors has been well demonstrated in this population. The proportion of the risk conferred by the accumulation of common small effect variants in coronary artery disease (CAD) susceptibility genes...
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