HDL - should we be 'chasing' it now?
Although 'within defined population groups the association of low HDL level with increased coronary risk seems to be established', the author concludes 'The inverse relation between plasma HDL level and risk of CHD remains a phenomenon that we cannot explain in scientific terms'.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000235:genetics; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk
D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D002784:Cholesterol