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Goya Wanamethee

Researcher at University College London

Publications -  2
Citations -  315

Goya Wanamethee is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Case-control study & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 251 citations.

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PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study

Amand F. Schmidt, +147 more
TL;DR: PCSK9 variants associated with lower LDL cholesterol were also associated with circulating higher fasting glucose concentration, bodyweight, and waist-to-hip ratio, and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Phenome-wide association analysis of LDL-cholesterol lowering genetic variants in PCSK9

Amand F. Schmidt, +182 more
TL;DR: Genetic variation at thePCSK9 locus recapitulates the effects of therapeutic inhibition of PCSK9 on major blood lipid fractions and MI, while indicating an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and no other possible safety concerns were shown.