Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia

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BiologyGenome-wide association studyGeneticsFADS2DyslipidemiaCholesterolInternal medicineAlleleHigh-density lipoproteinEndocrinologySingle-nucleotide polymorphismGenotypeDiabetes mellitusGeneMedicine

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 56-65
Citations: 1361
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                                    Sekar Kathiresan, 
                                
                                    Cristen J. Willer, 
                                
                                    Gina M. Peloso
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 41
                            (1)
                            , 56-65.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.291
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng.291