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Genetic determinants of plasma HDL-cholesterol levels in prepubertal children.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 May 2009
López-Simón Laura, de Oya Manuel, Lasunción Miguel A, Riestra Pía, Benavente Mercedes, de Oya Iría, Cano Beatriz, Schoppen Stefanie, Garcés Carmen
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INTRODUCTION: Genetic determinants have been related to variation of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, but the extension of this association remains controversial. In our study, we analyzed the contribution of several polymorphisms on HDL-C-related genes to variation of plasma HDL-C in prepubertal children. METHODS: We studied 1269 (641 males and 628 females) 6-8 years old healthy children, who...
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