Relationship of apolipoprotein E phenotypes to hypocholesterolemia.

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(93)90330-r

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Relationship of apolipoprotein E phenotypes to hypocholesterolemia.

The American journal of medicine - 1 Nov 1993

Synder S M, Terdiman J F, Caan B, Feingold K R, Hubl S T, Smith R S, Young S G

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PURPOSE: Persons with total cholesterol (TC) levels less than 130 mg/dL (less than 3.26 mmol/L) make up less than 1% of a healthy population. Causes of hypocholesterolemia include a diet very low in cholesterol and saturated fat, disease, genetic factors (including low apolipoprotein B-100 [apo B...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Apolipoproteins E
Cholesterol
Female
Humans
Lipoproteins
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Phenotype
Reference Values

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