A bivariate genome-wide approach to metabolic syndrome: STAMPEED consortium.

OBJECTIVE The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as concomitant disorders of lipid and glucose metabolism, central obesity, and high blood pressure, with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This study tests whether common genetic variants with pleiotropic effects accou...

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Main Authors: Kraja, A, Vaidya, D, Pankow, J, Goodarzi, M, Assimes, T, Kullo, I, Sovio, U, Mathias, R, Sun, Y, Franceschini, N, Absher, D, Li, G, Zhang, Q, Feitosa, M, Glazer, N, Haritunians, T, Hartikainen, A, Knowles, J, North, K, Iribarren, C, Kral, B, Yanek, L, O'Reilly, P, McCarthy, M, Jaquish, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011