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

Kathiresan, Sekar.

Manning, Alisa K.

Demissie, Serkalem.

D'Agostino, Ralph B.

Surti, Aarti.

Guiducci, Candace.

Gianniny, Lauren.

Burtt, Nöel P.

Melander, Olle.

Orho-Melander, Marju.

Arnett, Donna K.

Peloso, Gina M.

Ordovas, Jose M.

Cupples, L Adrienne.

2007

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Background: 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 related to these heritable phenotypes.

Keywords: family-based association test, generalized estimating ... read more

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Kathiresan, Sekar, Alisa K. Manning, Serkalem Demissie, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Aarti Surti, Candace Guiducci, Lauren Gianniny, Nöel P. Burtt, Olle Melander, Marju Orho-Melander, Donna K. Arnett, Gina M. Peloso, Jose M. Ordovas, and L. Adrienne Cupples. "A genome-wide association study for blood lipid phenotypes in the Framingham Heart Study." BMC Medical Genetics 8, no. 1 (9, 2007): 1-10.