Eleven New Gene Sites Linked To Cholesterol, Triglyceride Levels
Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 15:07
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have identified 11 novel locations in the human genome where common variations appear to influence cholesterol or triglyceride levels, bringing the total number of lipid-associated genes to 30. Major mutations in some of these genes underlie rare lipid metabolism disorders and it is becoming apparent that common changes that have modest effects can combine with other risk-associated gene variants to significantly influence blood lipid levels.
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