Constitutional and Environmental Factors Related to Serum Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels
Authors: WILLIAM R. HARLAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 March 1967Constitutional and Environmental Factors Related to Serum Lipid and Lipoprotein LevelsWILLIAM R. HARLAN JR., M.D., ALBERT OBERMAN, M.D., ROBERT E. MITCHELL, M.D., ASHTON GRAYBIEL, M.D.WILLIAM R. HARLAN JR., M.D., ALBERT OBERMAN, M.D., ROBERT E. MITCHELL, M.D., ASHTON GRAYBIEL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-3-540 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the important association between elevated plasma lipids and the development of coronary heart disease, there is a surprising lack of information relating plasma lipid levels to specific genetic and environmental factors. The striking differences in plasma lipids among populations with environments that are widely divergent are readily explained by dietary and other ecological differences. 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BIERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DANIEL PORTE JR., M.D.SPECIAL ARTICLE 1 March 1967Volume 66, Issue 3Page: 540-555KeywordsBlood plasmaCholesterolCoronary heart diseaseFellowshipsGenetic diseasesHyperlipidemiaLipidsLipoproteinsMedical servicesPopulation statistics ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1967 PDF downloadLoading ...