Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease

2014 European Heart Journal 764 citations

Abstract

The genetic findings support a causal effect of triglycerides on CHD risk, but a causal role for HDL-C, though possible, remains less certain.

Keywords

Mendelian randomizationSingle-nucleotide polymorphismMedicineAlleleInternal medicineCholesterolGeneticsGastroenterologyGenotypeBiologyGeneGenetic variants

MeSH Terms

Case-Control StudiesCholesterolHDLCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleGene FrequencyGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHumansMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMiddle AgedPolymorphismSingle NucleotideRisk AssessmentTriglycerides

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Year
2014
Type
review
Volume
36
Issue
9
Pages
539-550
Citations
764
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Michael V. Holmes, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Tom Palmer et al. (2014). Mendelian randomization of blood lipids for coronary heart disease. European Heart Journal , 36 (9) , 539-550. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eht571

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DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/eht571
PMID
24474739
PMCID
PMC4344957

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