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ReviewJournal of lipid research2011

Genetic determinants of plasma triglycerides.

Christopher T Johansen, Sekar Kathiresan, Robert A Hegele

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Review in Journal of lipid research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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109 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher T JohansenDepartment of Biochemistry, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5K8, Canada.
Sekar Kathiresan
Robert A Hegele

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research CTP-79853Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-13430Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-79523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma triglyceride (TG) concentration is reemerging as an important cardiovascular disease risk factor. More complete understanding of the genes and variants that modulate plasma TG should enable development of markers for risk prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, and response to therapies and might help specify new directions for therapeutic interventions. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified both known and novel loci associated with plasma TG concentration. However, genetic variation at these loci explains only ∼10% of overall TG variation within the population. As the GWAS approach may be reaching its limit for discovering genetic determinants of TG, alternative genetic strategies, such as rare variant sequencing studies and evaluation of animal models, may provide complementary information to flesh out knowledge of clinically and biologically important pathways in TG metabolism. Herein, we review genes recently implicated in TG metabolism and describe how some of these genes likely modulate plasma TG concentration. We also discuss lessons regarding plasma TG metabolism learned from various genomic and genetic experimental approaches. Treatment of patients with moderate to severe hypertriglyceridemia with existing therapies is often challenging; thus, gene products and pathways found in recent genetic research studies provide hope for development of more effective clinical strategies.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAngiopoietin-Like Protein 3Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAngiopoietinsApolipoprotein A-VApolipoprotein C-IIIApolipoproteins AApolipoproteins BBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCarrier ProteinsCoronary Artery DiseaseDyslipidemiasFatty Acid DesaturasesFemaleFibric AcidsGenome-Wide Association StudyAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAngiopoietin-Like Protein 3Angiopoietin-like ProteinsAngiopoietinsANGPTL3 protein, humanAPOA5 protein, humanApolipoprotein A-VApolipoprotein C-IIIApolipoproteins AApolipoproteins BBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCarrier ProteinsFatty Acid DesaturasesFibric AcidsGCKR protein, humanGPIHBP1 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipoprotein LipaseLMF1 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsMLXIPL protein, humanNiacinPhospholipid Transfer ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, LipoproteinTRIB1 protein, humanTriglyceridesUpstream Stimulatory FactorsUSF1 protein, human

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PMID21041806
PMCPMC3023540

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