An integrative multiomic network model links lipid metabolism to glucose regulation in coronary artery disease

oleh: Ariella T. Cohain, William T. Barrington, Daniel M. Jordan, Noam D. Beckmann, Carmen A. Argmann, Sander M. Houten, Alexander W. Charney, Raili Ermel, Katyayani Sukhavasi, Oscar Franzen, Simon Koplev, Carl Whatling, Gillian M. Belbin, Jialiang Yang, Ke Hao, Eimear E. Kenny, Zhidong Tu, Jun Zhu, Li-Ming Gan, Ron Do, Chiara Giannarelli, Jason C. Kovacic, Arno Ruusalepp, Aldons J. Lusis, Johan L. M. Bjorkegren, Eric E. Schadt

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01

Deskripsi

Some cholesterol-lowering drugs can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, but the mechanism behind this is not fully understood. Here the authors show that there is a single genetic regulatory module that influences both cholesterol levels and glucose levels, providing a link between cholesterol levels and diabetes.