Elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, not protective in the presence of homocysteinemia.
Elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is considered a protective factor for atherosclerosis. Very high density lipoprotein cholesterol is not necessarily protective in the setting of elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations.
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Cholesterol, Genetics and Heart Disease Institute, San Mateo, California 94402, USA.
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