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LDL subclass phenotypes and the insulin resistance syndrome in women.
Circulation - 1 Aug 1993
Selby J V, Austin M A, Newman B, Zhang D, Quesenberry C P, Mayer E J, Krauss R M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) subclass phenotype B, characterized by predominance of small, dense LDL particles, is associated with elevated plasma triglycerides and apolipoprotein B and with lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I. Because these abnormalities resemble the dyslipidemia of insulin resistance, we examined associations of LDL subclass phenotype with plasma...
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