Highlighted Publications

1) E. Sehayek et al. Two loci on chromosome 9 control bile acid composition in a C57BL/6J X CASA/Rk intercross: Evidence that a strong candidate gene, Cyp8b1, is not the culprit. J Lipid Res 47: 2020-2027, 2006.

2) E. Sehayek et al. Phytosterolemia on the Island of Kosrae: A founder effect for a novel ABCG8 mutation results in a high carrier rate and increased plasma plant sterol levels. J Lipid Res 45: 1608-1613, 2004.

3) E. Sehayek et al. Cholesterol absorption from the intestine is a major determinant of reverse cholesterol transport from peripheral tissue macrophages. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 28: 1296-1297, 2008.

4) E. M. Greenberg et al. Moderately Decreased Cholesterol Absorption Rates Are Associated With a Large Atheroprotective Effect
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009;29. In-Press.

5) E. E. Kenny et al. Systematic haplotype analysis resolves a complex plasma plant sterol locus on the Micronesian Island of Kosrae. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106(33): 13886-13891, 2009.