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Relationship Between Two Common Lipoprotein Lipase Variants and the Metabolic Syndrome and Its Individual Components.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Nov 2016
Vishram Julie K K, Hansen Tine W, Torp-Pedersen Christian, Madsbad Sten, Jørgensen Torben, Fenger Mogens, Lyngbæk Stig, Jeppesen Jørgen
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BACKGROUND: Common lipoprotein lipase (LPL) variants are important determinants of triglycerides (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (C) concentrations. High TG/low HDL-C tend to cluster with hypertension, glucose intolerance, and abdominal obesity and comprise the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The role of LPL variants as a cause of MetS is unclear. This study investigated the relationship between...
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