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Premature atherosclerosis in patients with familial chylomicronemia caused by mutations in the lipoprotein lipase gene.
The New England journal of medicine - 19 Sept 1996
Benlian P, De Gennes J L, Foubert L, Zhang H, Gagné S E, Hayden M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency usually present with chylomicronemia in childhood. The syndrome has been considered nonatherogenic primarily because of the low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. We prospectively evaluated patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency for atherosclerosis. METHODS: Evidence of carotid, peripheral, and coronary atherosclerosis was sought in...
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