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Lipoprotein lipase and apoE polymorphisms: relationship to hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Nov 2001
McGladdery S H, Frohlich J J
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy is associated with increases in plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG). Individuals with decreased LPL activity have a mild form of hypertriglyceridemia. Variations in the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene have been associated with increases in plasma TG in addition to differences in plasma TC, LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), and HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). Because of the overproduction of TG-rich VLDL,...
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