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Familial aggregation of blood lipid response to exercise training in the health, risk factors, exercise training, and genetics (HERITAGE) Family Study.
Circulation - 23 Apr 2002
Rice Treva, Després Jean-Pierre, Pérusse Louis, Hong Yuling, Province Michael A, Bergeron Jean, Gagnon Jacques, Leon Arthur S, Skinner James S, Wilmore Jack H, Bouchard Claude, Rao D C
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BACKGROUND: Fasting levels of plasma lipids and lipoproteins are reported to improve with regular exercise training. However, little is known on whether the training responses are influenced by heritable factors. METHODS AND RESULTS: The lipid profile was assessed in 115 black (224 individuals) and 99 white families (469 individuals), who participated in the HERITAGE Family Study, while in a sedentary state...
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