title: Cholesterol fractions and triglycerides in children and adults with Down's syndrome.
abstract: In 186 patients with Down's syndrome (age 1-68 yr) total cholesterol and triglycerides were determined, quantitative lipoprotein electrophoresis was performed and cholesterol fractions and beta/alpha-lipoprotein ratios were calculated. A reference group of 51 non-mongoloid mentally handicapped adults living in the same institutions were examined in the same way. Patients' total cholesterol, beta-cholesterol and triglycerides did not differ from the controls. However, alpha-cholesterol was significantly lower and the beta/alpha-lipoprotein ratio significantly higher in patients, findings which are associated in the general population with a high risk for premature atherosclerosis. Interestingly, mortality causes and pathological findings in Down's syndrome show no increased frequency of cardiovascular diseases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol