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Evidence for bivariate linkage of obesity and HDL-C levels in the Framingham Heart Study

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have indicated that obesity and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels are strong cardiovascular risk factors, and that these traits are inversely correlated. Despite the belief that these traits are correlated in part due to pleiotropy, knowledge on specific g...

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Autores principales: Arya, Rector, Lehman, Donna, Hunt, Kelly J, Schneider, Jennifer, Almasy, Laura, Blangero, John, Stern, Michael P, Duggirala, Ravindranath
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1866489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14975120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-4-S1-S52