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Serum lipid responses to phytosterol-enriched milk in a moderate hypercholesterolemic population is not affected by apolipoprotein E polymorphism or diameter of low-density lipoprotein particles.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Feb 2011
Bañuls C, Martínez-Triguero M L, López-Ruiz A, Morillas C, Jarabo M M, Bellod L, Víctor V M, Rocha M, Hernández-Mijares A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The importance of both low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) size and the apolipoprotein E (Apo E) in the atherogenic process is known, but there is little information with regard to the effect of phytosterols (PS) on these parameters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of PS on lipid profile and LDLc size according to Apo E genotype. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This was a...
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