Do long-term HDL-C declines associated with a first birth vary by apo E phenotype? The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

doi:10.1089/jwh.2005.14.917

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Do long-term HDL-C declines associated with a first birth vary by apo E phenotype? The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

Journal of women's health (2002) - 1 Dec 2005

Gunderson Erica P, Whitmer Rachel A, Lewis Cora E, Quesenberry Charles P, West Delia Smith, Sidney Stephen

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BACKGROUND: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women are differentially affected by exogenous sex hormones depending on their apolipoprotein E (apo E) genotype. Because endogenous sex hormones markedly increase during pregnancy, we examined whether HDL-C declines after a first birth varied by apo E polymorphisms. METHODS: In 1147 nulliparas (416 black, 731...

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