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• Low LDL cholesterol in individuals of African descent resulting from frequent nonsense mutations in PCSK9.

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• Population-based resequencing of ANGPTL4 uncovers variations that reduce triglycerides and increase HDL.

  Romeo S, Pennacchio LA, Fu Y, Boerwinkle E, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Hobbs HH, Cohen JC. Romeo S, et al. Nat Genet. 2007 Apr;39(4):513-6. doi: 10.1038/ng1984. Epub 2007 Feb 25. Nat Genet. 2007. PMID: 17322881 Free PMC article.