Risk factors for gallstone disease in patients with gallstones having gallstone heredity. A case-control study.

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UNLABELLED: Cholesterol gallstone disease is a common disease, which is the result of the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. We aimed to study the gallstone risk factors in patients with gallstone heredity. METHOD: Plasma levels of HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, cholesterol and glycaemia were assessed in 109 patients with gallstones having at least one affected sibling (females/males = 95/14,...

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