Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are increased in young adults treated with stem cell transplantation during childhood

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We measured risk factors for CVD in 18 patients at a median of 18.2 yr after SCT and in sex and age-matched controls. Three patients (17%), but none of the controls, met the criteria for the MetS (p = 0.25). In the patients, we found higher levels of triglycerides (0.94 vs. 0.62 mm, p = 0.019), total cholesterol (5.1 vs. 4.0 mm, p = 0.017), LDL (3.4 vs. 2.6 mm, p = 0.019), apolipoprotein B (1.04 vs. 0.74 g/L, p =...

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