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SUBMITTER: Palacio Rojas M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171722 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Palacio Rojas Marcos M Prieto Carem C Bermúdez Valmore V Garicano Carlos C Núñez Nava Trina T Martínez María Sofía MS Salazar Juan J Rojas Edward E Pérez Arturo A Marca Vicuña Paulo P González Martínez Natalia N Maldonado Parra Santiago S Hoedebecke Kyle K D'Addosio Rosanna R Cano Clímaco C Rojas Joselyn J
F1000Research 20171130
The direct link between lipid metabolism alterations and the increase of cardiovascular risk are well documented. Dyslipidemias, including isolated high LDL-c or mixed dyslipidemia, such as those seen in diabetes (hypertriglyceridemia, high LDL-c or low HDL-c), correlate with a significant risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease worldwide. This review analyzes the current knowledge concerning the genetic basis of lipid metabolism alterations, emphasizing lipoprotein lipase gene mutat ...[more]