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SUBMITTER: Vaisar T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2862883 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaisar Tomás T Mayer Philip P Nilsson Erik E Zhao Xue-Qiao XQ Knopp Robert R Prazen Bryan J BJ
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 20100320 13-14
<h4>Background</h4>Alterations in protein composition and oxidative damage of high density lipoprotein (HDL) have been proposed to impair the cardioprotective properties of HDL. We tested whether relative levels of proteins in HDL(2) could be used as biomarkers for coronary artery disease (CAD).<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty control and eighteen CAD subjects matched for HDL-cholesterol, age, and sex were studied. HDL(2) isolated from plasma was digested with trypsin and analyzed by high-resolution matri ...[more]