Comment on

• Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease.

  Willer CJ, Sanna S, Jackson AU, Scuteri A, Bonnycastle LL, Clarke R, Heath SC, Timpson NJ, Najjar SS, Stringham HM, Strait J, Duren WL, Maschio A, Busonero F, Mulas A, Albai G, Swift AJ, Morken MA, Narisu N, Bennett D, Parish S, Shen H, Galan P, Meneton P, Hercberg S, Zelenika D, Chen WM, Li Y, Scott LJ, Scheet PA, Sundvall J, Watanabe RM, Nagaraja R, Ebrahim S, Lawlor DA, Ben-Shlomo Y, Davey-Smith G, Shuldiner AR, Collins R, Bergman RN, Uda M, Tuomilehto J, Cao A, Collins FS, Lakatta E, Lathrop GM, Boehnke M, Schlessinger D, Mohlke KL, Abecasis GR. Willer CJ, et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb;40(2):161-9. doi: 10.1038/ng.76. Epub 2008 Jan 13. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18193043 Free PMC article.
• Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.

  Kathiresan S, Melander O, Guiducci C, Surti A, Burtt NP, Rieder MJ, Cooper GM, Roos C, Voight BF, Havulinna AS, Wahlstrand B, Hedner T, Corella D, Tai ES, Ordovas JM, Berglund G, Vartiainen E, Jousilahti P, Hedblad B, Taskinen MR, Newton-Cheh C, Salomaa V, Peltonen L, Groop L, Altshuler DM, Orho-Melander M. Kathiresan S, et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb;40(2):189-97. doi: 10.1038/ng.75. Epub 2008 Jan 13. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18193044 Free PMC article.
• Genome-wide scan identifies variation in MLXIPL associated with plasma triglycerides.

  Kooner JS, Chambers JC, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Hinds DA, Hyde CL, Warnes GR, Gómez Pérez FJ, Frazer KA, Elliott P, Scott J, Milos PM, Cox DR, Thompson JF. Kooner JS, et al. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb;40(2):149-51. doi: 10.1038/ng.2007.61. Epub 2008 Jan 13. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18193046