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High-density lipoprotein cholesterol subfractions HDL2 and HDL3 are reduced in women with rheumatoid arthritis and may augment the cardiovascular risk of women with RA: a cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Higher levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions HDL3-chol and particularly HDL2-chol protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD), but inflammation reduces the HDL level and may impair its anti-atherogenic effect. Changed HDL composition through the impact of inflammation...

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Autores principales: Arts, Elke, Fransen, Jaap, Lemmers, Heidi, Stalenhoef, Anton, Joosten, Leo, van Riel, Piet, Popa, Calin D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22584154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3842