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Genetics of Dyslipidemia
1 Jan 2016
Abstract excerpt
Lipoproteins constitute a set of proteins and lipids, organized to facilitate the transport of lipids through blood plasma. Elevated or decreased levels of these lipoproteins may be related to genetic alterations in 40% to 60% of cases.1 This fact explains why it is common to find lipid abnormalities in several members of the same family. The elevated levels of these composite organic biomolecules are responsible...
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