Oligogenic familial hypercholesterolemia, LDL cholesterol, and coronary artery disease
Oligogenic familial hypercholesterolemia, LDL cholesterol, and coronary artery disease
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jacl.2018.08.006
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发表时间:
2018-12-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Yamagishi, Masakazu
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作者:
Tada, Hayato;Kawashiri, Masa-aki;Yamagishi, Masakazu
BACKGROUND: The genetic background of severe familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has yet to be determined.OBJECTIVE: We tested if genetic variants associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-altering autosomal recessive diseases influenced LDL cholesterol levels and the odds for coronary artery disease in patients with high LDL cholesterol.METHODS: We recruited 500 individuals with elevated LDL cholesterol levels (>= 180 mg/dL or >= 140 mg/dL for subjects