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The glucose response to an oral fat tolerance test in young men with a paternal history of premature myocardial infarction: possible early indication of insulin resistance. The EARS 2 study.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Sept 2005
Murphy M J, Nicaud V, Martin B C, O'Reilly D St J
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BACKGROUND: Concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose are higher in young men with a paternal history of premature myocardial infarction than in age- and sex-matched controls. AIM: To test the hypothesis that insulin resistance constitutes the biological expression of increased coronary risk in these subjects. DESIGN: A total of 407 male university students with a paternal history of premature...
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