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Associations between diet and the hyperapobetalipoproteinemia phenotype expression in children and young adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 May 1997
Nuotio I O, Raitakari O T, Porkka K V, Räsänen L, Moilanen T, Viikari J S
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The effect of diet on blood lipids has been under intensive study during recent decades. However, diet in the context of the hyperapobetalipoproteinemia (hyperapoB) phenotype has received less attention. The hyperapoB phenotype is commonly encountered in patients with premature coronary heart disease. It is defined as a combination of an increased concentration of apolipoprotein B (apo B), a normal concentration...
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