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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
Abstract excerpt
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 investigation of the genetics of intermediate phenotypes such as levels of plasma lipid traits is likely to be particularly...
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