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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 350
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0567  

Lipid-lowering PCSK9 sequence variants protect against coronary heart disease

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Although genetic studies might help to clarify whether low LDL cholesterol levels confer protection against coronary heart disease (CHD), disorders in which LDL cholesterol levels are substantially lowered seem to be genetically heterogeneous.

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