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Screening for familial combined hyperlipidemia in children using lipid phenotypes.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2003
Iwata Fujihiko, Okada Tomoo, Kuromori Yuki, Hara Mitsuhiko, Harada Kensuke
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to screen for FCHL in children using serum lipid phenotypes. The subjects were 1190 (599 male, 591 female) children who participated in a screening and care program for life style-related diseases in school children. Total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride were determined, and information on the family history of parents was obtained by questionnaire....
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