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Segregation analysis of HDL3-C levels in families of patients undergoing coronary arteriography at an early age.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 1995
Coresh J, Beaty T H, Prenger V L, Xu J, Kwiterovich P O
Abstract excerpt
HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) level is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Studies have shown a strong genetic influence on HDL-C levels in addition to environmental influences, but no definite major gene control has been demonstrated. Since HDL subfractions may better reflect the actions of distinct metabolic alterations than total HDL2 we tested the hypothesis that the amount of cholesterol in the denser HDL3...
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