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Lack of evidence for reduced plasma apo B48 catabolism in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia carrying the same null LDL receptor gene mutation.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 2004
Tremblay André J, Lamarche Benoît, Ruel Isabelle, Hogue Jean-Charles, Bergeron Jean, Gagné Claude, Couture Patrick
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Increasing evidence suggests that remnants of chylomicrons and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) also known as triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRL) are directly related to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. While studies in animals suggest that low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor deficiency delays clearance of chylomicron remnants, human data supporting this hypothesis are conflicting. The objective of...
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