Response: Lipoprotein subclass profiling reveals pleiotropy in the genetic variants of lipid risk factors for coronary heart disease: A note on mendelian randomization studies

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1908-1909

  Varbo, Anette ^a,b   Benn, Marianne ^a,b   Tybjærg Hansen, Anne ^a,b,c,d   Jørgensen, Anders B ^a,b,d   Frikke Schmidt, Ruth ^a,b,d   Nordestgaard, Børge G ^a,b,c  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

APOA5 GENE; GCKR GENE; GENE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIB1 GENE;

CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84887146367     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1615     Document Type: Letter

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