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Low plasma vitamin A concentrations in familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Dec 1997
Ribalta J, LaVille A E, Girona J, Vallvé J C, Masana L
Abstract excerpt
As many as 20% of the survivors of acute myocardial infarction present with the heritable form of hyperlipidemia, termed familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL). Some of the genes reported to be involved in this disorder, such as those for lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and apolipoprotein (apo) C-III, are controlled by a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)/retinoic acid receptor X (RXR) regulatory system,...
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