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Characterization of low-density lipoprotein subclasses in children.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Feb 1997
Arisaka O, Fujiwara S, Yabuta K, Mokuno H, Mitugi Y, Miyake N
Abstract excerpt
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are heterogeneous in density, size, and chemical composition, and this heterogeneity is thought to be genetically influenced. In the present study, plasma LDL subclasses in 248 children aged 7 to 13 years were analyzed by gradient gel electrophoresis. The prevalence of small dense LDL (SDLDL), a potent atherogenic LDL, was 9.3%, which is lower than that reported in adults....
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