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Do mutations causing low HDL-C promote increased carotid intima-media thickness?
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Feb 2007
Miller Michael, Rhyne Jeffrey, Hong Seung Ho, Friel Gina, Dolinar Christina, Riley Ward
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BACKGROUND: Although observational data support an inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD), genetic HDL deficiency states often do not correlate with premature CHD. METHODS: Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) measurements were obtained in cases comprising 10 different mutations in LCAT, ABCA1 and APOA1 to further evaluate the relationship between...
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