A genome-wide association study for blood lipid phenotypes in the Framingham Heart Study

• Main Authors: Burtt Nöel P (Author), Gianniny Lauren (Author), Guiducci Candace (Author), Surti Aarti (Author), D'Agostino Ralph B (Author), Demissie Serkalem (Author), Manning Alisa K (Author), Kathiresan Sekar (Author), Melander Olle (Author), Orho-Melander Marju (Author), Arnett Donna K (Author), Peloso Gina M (Author), Ordovas Jose M (Author), Cupples L Adrienne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood lipid levels including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) are highly heritable. Genome-wide association is a promising approach to map genetic loci...