Ancestral diversity in lipoprotein(a) studies helps address evidence gaps

Ancestral diversity in lipoprotein(a) studies helps address evidence gaps

Introduction The independent and causal cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is elevated in >1.5 billion individuals worldwide, but studies have prioritised European populations.Methods Here, we examined how ancestrally diverse studies could clarify Lp(a)’s genetic archit...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Correa, Annie Green Howard, Kari E North, Jerome I Rotter, Stephen S Rich, Ulrike Peters, Zhe Wang, Michael Y Tsai, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Christie Ballantyne, Shia T Kent, Ruth J F Loos, Christy L Avery, Xiuqing Guo, Jie Yao, Yao Hu, Mariaelisa Graff, Paul S de Vries, Keri L Monda, Moa P Lee, Sofia F Dimos, Laura M Raffield, Anna F Ballou, Carolina G Downie, Christopher H Arehart, Zhaohui Du, Christopher R Gignoux, Jeffrey Haessler, Helina Kassahun, J Antonio G Lopez, Michael H Preuss, Shannon L Rhodes, Rina Yarosh, Charles L Kooperberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/10/2/e002382.full

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