Lipid pattern of plasma in the presence of episcleral lipid deposits.
Examination of 40 subjects aged under 70 with episcleral lipid deposits revealed an abnormal serum lipid pattern in 48% of all. No correlation was noticed between the number of lipid deposits and the raised plasma lipid concentration or the distribution of fatty acids (saturated, unsaturated).
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012590:Sclera / Q000032:analysis*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol