Conjoint high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol across generations. Analysis of proband hypertriglyceridemia and lipid/lipoprotein disorders in first-degree family members.

doi:10.1161/01.cir.90.3.1177

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Conjoint high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol across generations. Analysis of proband hypertriglyceridemia and lipid/lipoprotein disorders in first-degree family members.

Circulation - 1 Sept 1994

Sprecher D L, Hein M J, Laskarzewski P M

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BACKGROUND: To discern whether hypertriglyceridemia (hyper-TG, TG > 95th percentile) and hypoalphalipoporteinemia (hypoalpha, high-density lipoprotein [HDL-C] < or = 10th percentile) are jointly transmitted in families, we studied 385 probands with marked elevations in TG or cholesterol levels (T...

Topics

Adult
Cholesterol, HDL
Female
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV
Lipids
Lipoproteins
Male
Phenotype
Triglycerides

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