title: Cutaneous cholesterol and plasma lipoproteins in young subjects.
abstract: The present report concerns the biochemical and anatomo-pathological study of the skin and the plasma lipoprotein fractions in a young population (average age : 22 +/- 1.5 years). The levels of cutaneous cholesterol and the ratio HDL cholesterol/total cholesterol are closely linked even through the histological structure of the skin is still normal; the level of cutaneous cholesterol giving a good indication of the degree of vascular ageing. The observations confirm the usefulness of measuring these two parameters in the detection of early atherosclerosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol