Study has 3 aims: Identify and characterize common and rare genetic variants and environmental factors underlying untreated LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol in each of four race/ethnicity groups; identify common and rare genetic variants and environmental factors underlying response to statin and fibrate treatment of lipidemia; and characterize gene-environment interactions underlying plasma lipoprotein concentrations and their treatment.
Genetic and Environmental Factors in Hyperlipidemia and Its Treatment
Investigator: Iribarren, Carlos
Funder: University of California, San Francisco, Project Grant
