title: Serum lipid concentration in newborns from various ethnic groups in Israel.
abstract: Serum cholesterol was determined in the cord blood of 438 newborns and repeated on venous samples from the same infants at the ages of 6 and 18 months. Of 36 infants who were originally defined as hypercholesterolemic, 28 had normal values by the age of six months. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia at birth was 8%. No differences were noted among the five ethnic groups examined. The results suggest that serum cholesterol level at birth is of limited value for the early detection of familial hypercholesterolemia.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007557:Israel; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol