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Jaroslav A. Hubacek

Researcher at Charles University in Prague

Publications -  290
Citations -  9242

Jaroslav A. Hubacek is an academic researcher from Charles University in Prague. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cholesterol. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 273 publications receiving 8256 citations. Previous affiliations of Jaroslav A. Hubacek include University of Regensburg & Sewanee: The University of the South.

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The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

Daniel I. Swerdlow, +115 more
- 31 Mar 2012 - 
TL;DR: IL6R blockade could provide a novel therapeutic approach to prevention of coronary heart disease that warrants testing in suitably powered randomised trials and could help to validate and prioritise novel drug targets or to repurpose existing agents and targets for new therapeutic uses.
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Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

Michael V. Holmes, +170 more
- 10 Jul 2014 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the causal role of alcohol consumption in cardiovascular disease was investigated using a Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis of 56 epidemiological studies, including 20 259 coronary heart disease cases and 10 164 stroke events.
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HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials.

Daniel I. Swerdlow, +132 more
- 24 Jan 2015 - 
TL;DR: The increased risk of type 2 diabetes noted with statins is at least partially explained by HMGCR inhibition.
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Two independent apolipoprotein A5 haplotypes influence human plasma triglyceride levels

TL;DR: It is established that the APOA5 locus contributes significantly to inter-individual variation in plasma triglyceride levels in humans.