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Low density lipoprotein cholesterol level quantitative trait locus

The disposition to develop hight LDL cholesterol levels is hereditary. Among others, the gene HMGCR is responsible.

Systematic

Hypercholesterolemia
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia 1
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia 2
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia 3
Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol level quantitative trait locus
HMGCR
Lp(a) hyperlipoproteinemia

References:

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Kathiresan S et al. (2008) Polymorphisms associated with cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular events.

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Yu CY et al. (2014) HNRNPA1 regulates HMGCR alternative splicing and modulates cellular cholesterol metabolism.

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None (2004) Genetic polymorphisms and statin therapy.

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Chasman DI et al. (2004) Pharmacogenetic study of statin therapy and cholesterol reduction.

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Wang CY et al. (2003) Lovastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, induces apoptosis and differentiation in human anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells.

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Sever N et al. (2003) Accelerated degradation of HMG CoA reductase mediated by binding of insig-1 to its sterol-sensing domain.

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Istvan ES et al. (2001) Structural mechanism for statin inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase.

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Van Doren M et al. (1998) HMG-CoA reductase guides migrating primordial germ cells.

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Reynolds GA et al. (1984) HMG CoA reductase: a negatively regulated gene with unusual promoter and 5' untranslated regions.

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Osborne TF et al. (1985) 5' end of HMG CoA reductase gene contains sequences responsible for cholesterol-mediated inhibition of transcription.

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Mohandas T et al. (1986) Assignment of human 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene to q13----q23 region of chromosome 5.

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None (1987) Conservation of promoter sequence but not complex intron splicing pattern in human and hamster genes for 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase.

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Humphries SE et al. (1985) The isolation, characterisation, and chromosomal assignment of the gene for human 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, (HMG-CoA reductase).

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Goldstein JL et al. (1990) Regulation of the mevalonate pathway.

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Aulchenko YS et al. (2009) Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts.

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Lindgren V et al. (1985) Human genes involved in cholesterol metabolism: chromosomal mapping of the loci for the low density lipoprotein receptor and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase with cDNA probes.

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Teslovich TM et al. (2010) Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.

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OMIM.ORG article

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