HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, and Triglycerides as Risk Factors for CKD: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

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High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations are heritable risk factors for vascular disease, but their role in the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Kidney Dis.

Title: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1523-6838

ISSN (Print): 0272-6386

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2018

Volume: 71

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: matthew.lanktree@medportal.ca.

[2 ] Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

[3 ] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

[4 ] Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Publisher Item ID: S0272-6386(17)30791-6

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.06.011

PubMed ID: 28754456

SO-VID: 7d7f203c-3477-4eaa-b001-36c2b790016e

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Keywords: high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol,kidney disease progression,low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol,dyslipidemia,modifiable risk factors,Lipid metabolism,genetics,Mendelian randomization,renal disease,triglycerides,chronic kidney disease (CKD)

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Keywords: high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, kidney disease progression, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, dyslipidemia, modifiable risk factors, Lipid metabolism, genetics, Mendelian randomization, renal disease, triglycerides, chronic kidney disease (CKD)

HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, and Triglycerides as Risk Factors for CKD: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

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