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Small, dense low density lipoproteins, the insulin resistance syndrome and noninsulin-dependent diabetes.
Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Jun 1996
Austin M A, Edwards K L
Abstract excerpt
The role of small, dense LDL as a risk factor for coronary heart disease is becoming well established. Several atherogenic mechanisms have been proposed to explain this relationship, including the association of small, dense LDL with the insulin resistance syndrome. A variety of studies, including large epidemiologic investigations, have now demonstrated that a predominance of small, dense LDL is one of the...
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