HDL quality and functionality: what can proteins and genes predict?

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Epidemiological and clinical studies have over the years established that dyslipidemia constitutes the main risk factor for atherosclerosis. The inverse correlation between HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality identified HDL-C as an alternative pharmacological target to LDL-C and a potential anti-atherosclerosis marker. However, more recent data reinforced the...

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