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Etiologic heterogeneity of hyperapobetalipoproteinemia (hyperapoB). Results from segregation analysis in families with premature coronary artery disease.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 1997
Juo S H, Beaty T H, Kwiterovich P O
Abstract excerpt
Hyperapobetalipoproteinemia (hyperapoB) is a common familial lipoprotein disorder associated with premature coronary artery disease (CAD). HyperapoB is characterized by an increased number of small, dense LDL particles. Patients with hyperapoB may be normotriglyceridemic (normoTG) or hypertriglyceridemic (hyperTG). We tested the hypothesis that a major locus controls the hyperapoB phenotype by using data from...
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