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Familial type V hyperlipoproteinemia with hyper-remnant-like particle-cholesterol accompanied with apolipoprotein E3/E4 phenotype.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 May 1996
Nagai T, Tomizawa T, Saito T, Nakano T, Nakajima K, Mori M
Abstract excerpt
A 41-year-old woman and her 2 sons had Type V hyperlipoproteinemia. Interestingly, the patient and her younger son had higher levels of remnant-like particle (RLP)-cholesterol than her elder son; the former two had apolipoprotein E phenotype E3/E4, while the latter had E3/E3. Hyper-RLP-ch levels may be associated with the apolipoprotein E4 phenotype. Moreover, after administration of bezafibrate, the patient's...
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