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Effects of hormone replacement therapy and hepatic lipase polymorphism on serum lipid profiles in postmenopausal Japanese women.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2002
Somekawa Yoshiaki, Umeki Hidenori, Kobayashi Kimiko, Tomura Sigeo, Aso Takeshi, Hamaguchi Hideo
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among hepatic lipase (HL) polymorphism, serum lipids, lipoproteins, and remnant-like particle cholesterol (RLP-C) and to determine the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). We assessed the HL polymorphism in 209 postmenopausal Japanese women. Levels of serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high density lipoprotein...
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