Common set of genes regulates low‐density lipoprotein size and obesity‐related factors in Alaskan Eskimos: Results from the GOCADAN Study

• Published in: American Journal of Human Biology
• Main Authors: Voruganti, V. Saroja, Cai, Guowen, Cole, Shelley A., Freeland‐Graves, Jeanne H., Laston, Sandra, Wenger, Charlotte R., MacCluer, Jean W., Dyke, Bennett, Devereux, Richard, Ebbesson, Sven O.E., Fabsitz, Richard R., Howard, Barbara V., Comuzzie, Anthony G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Rho; eskimo*; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.20527; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajhb.20527; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajhb.20527

Abstract Increasing incidence of cardiovascular disease in traditionally low‐risk Alaskan Eskimos is a cause for concern. The purpose of this study was to examine the genetic and environmental correlations of low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) subfractions with obesity‐related factors in Alaskan Eskimos,...