Genetic and environmental influences on LDL subclass phenotypes.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.1994.tb04204.x

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Genetic and environmental influences on LDL subclass phenotypes.

Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 1994

Austin M A

Abstract excerpt

There is accumulating evidence that subclasses of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are important in atherosclerosis. Several case-control studies have demonstrated that a predominance of small, dense LDL (LDL subclass phenotype B) is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). P...

Topics

Arteriosclerosis
Behavior
Environmental Health
Humans
Lipoproteins, LDL
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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