Sae Nishihara, Masahiro Koseki, Katsunao Tanaka, Takashi Omatsu, Hiroshi Sawabe, Hiroyasu Inui, Ayami Saga, Takeshi Okada, Tomoaki Higo, Tohru Ohama, Makoto Nishida, Yasushi Sakata, Mikio Watanabe
AIM: A twin study is a valuable tool for elucidating the acquired factors against lifestyle diseases such as dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. We aimed 1. to investigate the factors that affect low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in monozygotic (MZ) twins, and 2. to identify genes which expression levels changed in pairs with large differences in LDL-C or HDL-C levels. METHODS: The registered database at the Center for Twin Research, Osaka University, containing 263 pairs of MZ twins, was analyzed...
April 27, 2024: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis