title: Haptoglobin groups and serum cholesterol levels.
abstract: The serum levels of cholesterol and cholesterol esters were studied in relation to haptoglobin groups in a series of 277 healthy blood donors from northern Sweden. Previous reports of associations between Hp 2-2 and high serum cholesterol levels were not confirmed, though a nonsignificant deviation in the same direction was observed. Possible mechanisms behind an association between haptoglobin groups and serum cholesterol were discussed.
authors: Department of Medical Genetics, University of Umeå, Sweden.
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authors: Fröhlander
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000097:blood; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D006242:Haptoglobins; D002784:Cholesterol; D007862:Phosphatidylcholine-Sterol O-Acyltransferase