Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

Triglycerides are transported in plasma by specific triglyceride-rich lipoproteins; in epidemiological studies, increased triglyceride levels correlate with higher risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). However, it is unclear whether this association reflects causal processes. We used 185 common va...

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Main Authors: Do, R, Willer, C, Schmidt, E, Sengupta, S, Gao, C, Peloso, G, Gustafsson, S, Kanoni, S, Ganna, A, Chen, J, Buchkovich, M, Mora, S, Beckmann, J, Bragg-Gresham, J, Chang, H, Demirkan, A, Den Hertog, H, Donnelly, L, Ehret, G, Esko, T, Feitosa, M, Ferreira, T, Fischer, K, Fontanillas, P, Fraser, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013