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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kosmas CE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6135231 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Drugs in context 20180911
There is extensive evidence demonstrating that there is a clear inverse correlation between plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration and cardiovascular disease (CVD). On the other hand, there is also extensive evidence that HDL functionality plays a very important role in atheroprotection. Thus, genetic disorders altering certain enzymes, lipid transfer proteins, or specific receptors crucial for the metabolism and adequate function of HDL, may positively or negatively a ...[more]