The genetic determinants of plasma cholesterol and response to diet.

doi:10.1016/s0950-351x(95)80161-8

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The genetic determinants of plasma cholesterol and response to diet.

Bailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 1995

Humphries S E, Peacock R E, Talmud P J

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In general, risk factors for multifactorial disorders such as atherosclerosis and hyperlipidaemia show a continuous distribution in the population, and this is the result of both interaction between genetic variation at genetic loci, and genetic and environmental interaction. Therefore, the inves...

Topics

Cholesterol
Diet
Genes
Genetic Variation
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic

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