Inactivating Variants in ANGPTL4 and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Frederick E. Dewey,
Viktoria Gusarova,
Colm O’Dushlaine,
Omri Gottesman,
Jesus Trejos,
Charleen Hunt,
Cristopher V. Van Hout,
Lukas Habegger,
David G. Buckler,
Ka-Man V. Lai,
Joseph B. Leader,
Michael F. Murray,
Marylyn D. Ritchie,
H. Lester Kirchner,
David H. Ledbetter,
John S. Penn,
Alexander Lopez,
Ingrid B. Borecki,
John D. Overton,
Jeffrey G. Reid,
David J. Carey,
Andrew Murphy,
George D. Yancopoulos,
Aris Baras,
Jesper Gromada,
Alan R. Shuldiner
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1510926
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , odds ratio , angptl4 , endocrinology , triglyceride , missense mutation , cholesterol , pcsk9 , lipoprotein , genetics , biology , mutation , gene , ldl receptor
Higher-than-normal levels of circulating triglycerides are a risk factor for ischemic cardiovascular disease. Activation of lipoprotein lipase, an enzyme that is inhibited by angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4), has been shown to reduce levels of circulating triglycerides.
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