Differences in plasma levels of long chain and very long chain ceramides between African Americans and whites: An observational study.

<h4>Background</h4>Population-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) have not been equally shared in the African American community due to a higher burden of CVD risk factors such as metabolic disorders and obesity. Differential concentrations of sphingolipids such as ceramide,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joy N Jones Buie, Samar M Hammad, Paul J Nietert, Gayenell Magwood, Robert J Adams, Leonardo Bonilha, Catrina Sims-Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216213