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The effect of supplementation with an antioxidant preparation on LDL-oxidation is determined by haptoglobin polymorphism.
Redox report : communications in free radical research - 1 Jan 2003
Bernard Dirk, Christophe Armand, Delanghe Joris, Langlois Michel, De Buyzere Marc, Comhaire Frank
Abstract excerpt
The genetic polymorphism of haptoglobin (Hp) is an independent risk factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, a condition in which decreased resistance to in vitro oxidation of LDL-cholesterol is observed. We hypothesised that the Hp polymorphism is one of the factors modulating the resistance to Cu(2+)-induced oxidation of LDL during antioxidant supplementation. In this study, 74 middle-aged subjects with...
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