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Levels of prebeta-1 high-density lipoprotein are elevated in 3 phenotypes of dyslipidemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Stock Eveline Oestreicher, Ferrara Christine T, O'Connor Patricia M, Naya-Vigne Josefina M, Frost Philip H, Malloy Mary J, Kane John P, Pullinger Clive R
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BACKGROUND: Prebeta-1 high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a small subspecies of HDL that functions as the HDL quantum particle and is the principal acceptor of cholesterol effluxed from macrophages through the ATP-binding cassette transporter, ABCA1. High levels of prebeta-1 HDL are associated with increased risk of structural coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare...
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