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SUBMITTER: Liu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7313205 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Cheng C Guan Tianwang T Lai Yanxian Y Zhu Jieming J Kuang Jian J Shen Yan Y
Lipids in health and disease 20200623 1
<h4>Background</h4>Plasma concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is causally related to the risk of arteriosclerotic events. Whether ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) genetic variants predict increased LDL-C concentration (≥1.8 mmol/L) and risk of macro-/micro-vascular arteriosclerotic event remain elusive.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 320 subjects with increased LDL-C concentration (≥1.8 mmol/L) and 320 counterpart subjects (< 1.8 mmol/L) from the South China were enrol ...[more]