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SUBMITTER: Kathiresan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2682493 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kathiresan Sekar S Melander Olle O Guiducci Candace C Surti Aarti A Burtt Noël P NP Rieder Mark J MJ Cooper Gregory M GM Roos Charlotta C Voight Benjamin F BF Havulinna Aki S AS Wahlstrand Björn B Hedner Thomas T Corella Dolores D Tai E Shyong ES Ordovas Jose M JM Berglund Göran G Vartiainen Erkki E Jousilahti Pekka P Hedblad Bo B Taskinen Marja-Riitta MR Newton-Cheh Christopher C Salomaa Veikko V Peltonen Leena L Groop Leif L Altshuler David M DM Orho-Melander Marju M
Nature genetics 20080113 2
Blood concentrations of lipoproteins and lipids are heritable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Using genome-wide association data from three studies (n = 8,816 that included 2,758 individuals from the Diabetes Genetics Initiative specific to the current paper as well as 1,874 individuals from the FUSION study of type 2 diabetes and 4,184 individuals from the SardiNIA study of aging-associated variables reported in a companion paper in this issue) and targeted replication association anal ...[more]