#ldl-cholesterol

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fromWIRED
2 days ago

A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

A single Crispr-based liver infusion targeting ANGPTL3 cut LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by about half in a small early trial.
Medicine
fromNature
3 weeks ago

This gene causes obesity - and shields against heart disease

Loss-of-function MC4R mutations cause severe obesity yet associate with lower LDL cholesterol levels and reduced rates of heart disease compared with BMI-matched peers.
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