Open AccessGenome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Lipids in Nondiabetic Chinese and Japanese From the SAPPHIRe Family Study
Author(s) -
ChinFu Hsiao,
Y-W Chiu,
FuTien Chiang,
LingPei Ho,
W. Robert Lee,
YuLing Hung,
Yitung Chen,
Timothy A. Donlon,
Eric Jorgenson,
David Curb
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.05.004
Subject(s) - quantitative trait locus , genetics , genetic linkage , body mass index , locus (genetics) , medicine , chromosome , insulin resistance , biology , gene , obesity
Lipid levels are recognized as major risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Discovery of major loci underlying quantitative lipid traits could help to elucidate the genetics of CHD.
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