The Combined Effect of Common Genetic Risk Variants on Circulating Lipoproteins Is Evident in Childhood: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

• Marie-jeanne Buscot ,

  * E-mail: m.buscot@utas.edu.au

  Affiliation Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

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• Costan G. Magnussen,

  Affiliations Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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• Markus Juonala,

  Affiliations Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Department of Medicine, University of Turku and Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, Murdoch Children Research Institute, Parkville, Australia

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• Niina Pitkänen,

  Affiliation Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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• Terho Lehtimäki,

  Affiliation Fimlab Ltd, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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• Jorma S. A. Viikari,

  Affiliations Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Department of Medicine, University of Turku and Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

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• Mika Kähönen,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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• Nina Hutri-Kähönen,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Finland

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• Nicholas J. Schork,

  Affiliation Human Biology, The J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America

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• Olli T. Raitakari ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Olli T. Raitakari, Russell J. Thomson

  Affiliations Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Department of Medicine, University of Turku and Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

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• Russell J. Thomson

  Contributed equally to this work with: Olli T. Raitakari, Russell J. Thomson

  Affiliation Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

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