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Lipoprotein subclass and particle size differences in Afro-Caribbeans, African Americans, and white Americans: associations with hepatic lipase gene variation.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Jan 2006
Miljkovic-Gacic Iva, Bunker Clareann H, Ferrell Robert E, Kammerer Candace M, Evans Rhobert W, Patrick Alan L, Kuller Lewis H
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Despite a higher prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors, men of African origin have less coronary atherosclerosis, as measured by coronary calcification, than whites. In part, this is thought to be because of the less atherogenic lipoprotein profile observed in men of African origin, characterized by lower triglycerides and higher high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. We hypothesized that the...
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