Open AccessDo Genetic Factors Modify the Relationship Between Obesity and Hypertriglyceridemia?
Author(s) -
Ashfaq Ali,
Tibor V. Varga,
Ivana Stojković,
Christina-Alexandra Schulz,
Göran Hallmans,
Inês Barroso,
Alaitz Poveda,
Frida Renström,
Marju OrhoMelander,
Paul W. Franks
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-325X
pISSN - 1942-3268
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.115.001218
Subject(s) - hypertriglyceridemia , obesity , geography , medicine , triglyceride , cholesterol
Obesity is a major risk factor for dyslipidemia, but this relationship is highly variable. Recently published data from 2 Danish cohorts suggest that genetic factors may underlie some of this variability.
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