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Haptoglobin groups and serum cholesterol levels
1Department of Medical Genetics, University of Umeå, Sweden.
The serum levels of cholesterol and cholesterol esters were studied in relation to haptoglobin groups in a series of 277 healthy blood donors from northern Sweden. Previous reports of associations between Hp 2-2 and high serum cholesterol levels were not confirmed, though a nonsignificant deviation in the same direction was observed. Possible mechanisms behind an association between haptoglobin groups and serum cholesterol were discussed.
The serum levels of cholesterol and cholesterol esters were studied in relation to haptoglobin groups in a series of 277 healthy blood donors from northern Sweden. Previous reports of associations between Hp 2-2 and high serum cholesterol levels were not confirmed, though a nonsignificant deviation in the same direction was observed. Possible mechanisms behind an association between haptoglobin groups and serum cholesterol were discussed.