Low cholesterol efflux capacity and abnormal lipoprotein particles in youth with type 1 diabetes: a case control study

Abstract Background Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) have increased mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Risk factors for CVD include an elevation of LDL (LDLp) and small HDL (sHDLp) particles, and a decrease in reverse cholesterol transport i.e. HDL-cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC). Ou...

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Main Authors: Evgenia Gourgari, Martin P. Playford, Umberto Campia, Amit K. Dey, Fran Cogen, Stephanie Gubb-Weiser, Mihriye Mete, Sameer Desale, Maureen Sampson, Allen Taylor, Kristina I. Rother, Alan T. Remaley, Nehal N. Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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NMR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0802-0