Mutation in KERA identified by linkage analysis and targeted resequencing in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis.

Mutation in KERA identified by linkage analysis and targeted resequencing in a pedigree with premature atherosclerosis.

Genetic factors explain a proportion of the inter-individual variation in the risk for atherosclerotic events, but the genetic basis of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis in families with Mendelian forms of premature atherosclerosis is incompletely understood. We set out to unravel the molecular p...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Maiwald, Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, Mahdi M Motazacker, Julian C van Capelleveen, Ilze Bot, Saskia C de Jager, Miranda van Eck, Jennifer Jolley, Johan Kuiper, Jonathon Stephens, Cornelius A Albers, C Ruben Vosmeer, Heleen Kruize, Daan P Geerke, Allard C van der Wal, Chris M van der Loos, John J P Kastelein, Mieke D Trip, Willem H Ouwehand, Geesje M Dallinga-Thie, G Kees Hovingh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4039470?pdf=render

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