Common Genetic Variants Contribute to Primary Hypertriglyceridemia Without Differences Between Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia and Isolated Hypertriglyceridemia
Author(s) -
Isabel de Castro-Orós,
Ana Cenarro,
María Teresa Tejedor,
Lucía Baila-Rueda,
Rocío MateoGállego,
Itziar Lamíquiz-Moneo,
Miguel Pocovı́,
Fernando Civeira
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-325X
pISSN - 1942-3268
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.114.000522
Subject(s) - hypertriglyceridemia , genetics , biology , allele , single nucleotide polymorphism , minor allele frequency , apolipoprotein e , genotype , apolipoprotein b , hyperlipidemia , medicine , gene , endocrinology , triglyceride , cholesterol , disease , diabetes mellitus
The majority of hypertriglyceridemias are diagnosed as familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) and primary isolated hypertriglyceridemias. The contribution of common genetic variants in primary hypertriglyceridemias and the genetic difference between FCHL and isolated hypertriglyceridemias have not been thoroughly examined.
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