Genome-wide association studies of plasma lipids: Have we reached the limit?

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2084-2086

  Hegele, Robert A ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 78149263985     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.214643     Document Type: Editorial

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