A pilot study: asymptomatic hyperlipoproteinemias in undergraduate university students.
Young adults may suffer hyperlipoproteinemias, which may be asymptomatic. This pilot study was conducted to screen out hyperproteinemias in undergraduate university students. 30 asymptomatic students were randomly selected and preliminary examined: serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and HDL were determined, 10.35% of the students had high cholesterol and triglycerides levels. It is an important finding offering a mass screening program in our undergraduate university students.
Rahman
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
Aftab
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Khan
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