Article
Lipid profile, low-density lipoprotein oxidation and ceruloplasmin in the progeny of families with a positive history of cardiovascular diseases and/or hyperlipidemia.
Angiology - 1 Jan 2000
Makedou Kali G, Mikhailidis Dimitri P, Makedou Areti, Iliadis Stavros, Kourtis Anargyros, Vavatsi-Christaki Norma, Papageorgiou Georgios E
Abstract excerpt
Fifty-eight healthy progeny (mean age +/- SD 13.9 +/- 7.9 years) of 39 families with a positive history for cardiovascular diseases ([CVD] n = 44) or hyperlipidemia (n = 14) were included in the study and were compared with 30 age-matched control participants, with a negative family history, to evaluate lipid profile, ceruloplasmin (Cp), and lipid peroxidation product (malondialdehyde [MDA]) levels, as well as in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Apolipoprotein B-100
- Biomarkers
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Case-Control Studies
- Ceruloplasmin
- Child
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Greece