July 31st, 2014
What Does CRISPR’s Success Mean for Cholesterol Control?
Anthony L Komaroff, MD
CRISPR is a new technique for inactivating or editing specific genes. Developed in microorganisms, it also works in mammalian cells, including in vitro human cells and monkey embryos. About 10 years ago, a gene was identified that is critical to production of the LDL cholesterol receptor (LDL-R): PCSK9. Naturally occurring human mutations that enhance the effect […]
October 18th, 2012
Should Hypercholesterolemia Treatments Start Much Sooner in Life?
Keeping LDL cholesterol low throughout life is more effective at preventing atherosclerotic disease than starting statins in middle age, a series of analyses in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows. Researchers first established the effects of several genetic variations on naturally lowering LDL. People with one or more of these variants had their […]
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