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The fatty acid distribution in low density lipoprotein in diabetes.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 9 Jul 1999
Prescott J, Owens D, Collins P, Johnson A, Tomkin G H
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis is commonly found in diabetes. There is an association between small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) phenotype, which is more prevalent in the diabetic state, and atherosclerosis. Small dense LDL is more easily oxidised and it is possible that fatty acid compositional changes, particularly an increase in polyunsaturated fatty acids, could underlie this association. However, there is little...
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