The joint effects of apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A1, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol on risk: 3510 cases of acute myocardial infarction and 9805 controls.

AIMS: Plasma levels of apolipoprotein B (apoB), the main surface protein on LDL particles, and LDL-C, the amount of cholesterol in those particles, are closely correlated and, considered separately, are positive risk factors. Plasma levels of apolipoprotein A(1), the main surface protein on HDL part...

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Main Authors: Parish, S, Peto, R, Palmer, A, Clarke, R, Lewington, S, Offer, A, Whitlock, G, Clark, S, Youngman, L, Sleight, P, Collins, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2009