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Postprandial lipaemia in familial combined hyperlipidaemia.
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Oct 2003
Castro Cabezas M
Abstract excerpt
FCHL (familial combined hyperlipidaemia) is the most frequent inherited disorder of lipid metabolism leading to premature atherosclerosis. The usual phenotype in FCHL is elevated fasting plasma triacylglycerols, low HDL (high-density lipoprotein)-cholesterol concentrations and elevated plasma apolipoprotein B concentrations. The metabolic basis for this phenotype is hepatic overproduction of VLDL...
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