A Comprehensive Review of the Genetics of Dyslipidemias and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

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Dyslipidemias are often diagnosed based on an individual's lipid panel that may or may not include Lp(a) or apoB. But these values alone omit key information that can underestimate risk and misdiagnose disease, which leads to imprecise medical therapies that reduce efficacy with unnecessary adverse events. For example, knowing whether an individual's dyslipidemia is monogenic can granularly inform risk and create...

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