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Role of insulin resistance in familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 2005
Veerkamp M J, de Graaf J, Stalenhoef A F H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance is associated with increased triglyceride levels, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, small dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and increased apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels, all characteristics of familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH). Therefore, we explored the role of insulin resistance in FCH lipid phenotype expression. METHODS AND RESULTS: FCH was defined by traditional...
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