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Relation between atherogenic dyslipidemia and the Adult Treatment Program-III definition of metabolic syndrome (Genetic Epidemiology of Metabolic Syndrome Project).
The American journal of cardiology - 15 Jan 2005
Wyszynski Diego F, Waterworth Dawn M, Barter Philip J, Cohen Jonathan, Kesäniemi Y Antero, Mahley Robert W, McPherson Ruth, Waeber Gérard, Bersot Thomas P, Sharma Sanjay S, Nolan Vikki, Middleton Lefkos T, Sundseth Scott S, Farrer Lindsay A, Mooser Vincent, Grundy Scott M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic Epidemiology of Metabolic Syndrome is a multinational, family-based study to explore the genetic basis of the metabolic syndrome. Atherogenic dyslipidemia (defined as low plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with elevated triglycerides (<25th and >75th percentile for age, gender, and country, respectively) identified affected subjects for the metabolic syndrome. This report examines the frequency...
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