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Association of gestational diabetes mellitus and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size.
Physiological research - 1 Jan 2007
Qiu C, Rudra C, Austin M A, Williams M A
Abstract excerpt
A predominance of small, dense low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is characteristic of the dyslipidemic state seen in type 2 diabetes. However, no study has investigated the association in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which is pathophysiologically similar to type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that LDL particle size is reduced in GDM cases compared with controls. Gradient gel electrophoresis was used to...
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