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Elucidating The Genetic Determinants Of The Archetypal Complex Disease Hypertriglyceridemia, Christopher T. Johansen
Elucidating The Genetic Determinants Of The Archetypal Complex Disease Hypertriglyceridemia, Christopher T. Johansen
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Canada. Among non-traditional risk factors, plasma triglyceride (TG) concentration is re-emerging as a significant risk factor. Patients with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) – an archetypal complex phenotype defined by fasting plasma TG concentration >95th percentile – thus have significantly increased CVD risk, compounded by associated co-morbidities such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. However, the molecular pathways contributing to HTG susceptibility are incompletely defined. A better understanding of the genetic determinants that underlie the phenotypic spectrum of plasma TG and HTG susceptibility is necessary to identify novel …