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HDL subspecies in young adult twins: heritability and impact of overweight.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jun 2009
Pietiläinen Kirsi H, Söderlund Sanni, Rissanen Aila, Nakanishi Shuhei, Jauhiainen Matti, Taskinen Marja-Riitta, Kaprio Jaakko
Abstract excerpt
The association between abdominal obesity and atherogenic lipid profile emerges from complex interactions of genes and environment. We aimed to explore the heritability and effects of overweight on serum lipid profile (high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), HDL mean particle size, percentages of HDL(2b, 2a, 3a, 3b, and 3c,) low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), LDL peak particle size and...
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