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Susceptibility of LDL to oxidation in vitro and antioxidant capacity in familial combined hyperlipidemia: comparison of patients with different lipid phenotypes.
Annals of medicine - 1 Jan 2002
Liu Ming-Lin, Ylitalo Kati, Vakkilainen Juha, Nuotio Ilpo, Valkonen Miia, Lahdenperä Sanni, Viikari Jorma, Taskinen Marja-Riitta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) plays an important role in atherogenesis. AIM: To explore the LDL oxidizability and its determinants in familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) patients with different phenotypes. METHOD: The study included 59 FCHL family members with different lipid phenotypes, 39 non-affected relatives, and 30 spouses as healthy controls....
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