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Myeloperoxidase overexpression in children with hypercholesterolemia.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2009
Pignatelli P, Loffredo L, Martino F, Catasca E, Carnevale R, Zanoni C, Del Ben M, Antonini R, Basili S, Violi F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies conducted in healthy children showed that biomarkers of oxidative stress decreased with increasing age from 1 to 11 years. No data have been reported concerning the behavior of age-related oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemic children. OBJECTIVE: Aim of this study was to test if children with hypercholesterolemia have prolonged exposure to enhanced oxidative stress and to study the...
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