Abstract
Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a treatable, heritable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified 157 variants associated with lipid levels but are not well suited to assess the impact of rare and low-frequency variants. To determine whether rare or low-frequency coding variants are associated with LDL-C, we exome sequenced 2,005 individuals, including 554 individuals selected for extreme LDL-C (>98th or
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 233-245 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | American Journal of Human Genetics |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN-CHOLESTEROL
- HEART-DISEASE
- DESIGN
- PLASMA
- OBJECTIVES
- ATHEROSCLEROSIS
- SUSCEPTIBILITY
- ABSORPTION
- SPECTRUM
- RISK