Acquired lcat deficiency as a major factor in lowering plasma hdl levels in chronic kidney disease

J Intern Med

3 September Sep 2014 11 years ago
  • Calabresi L, Simonelli S, Conca P, Busnach G, Cabibbe M, Gesualdo L, Gigante M, Penco S, Veglia F, Franceschini G
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Acquired LCAT deficiency is a major cause of low plasma HDL levels in patients with CKD, thus LCAT is an attractive target for therapeutic intervention to reverse dyslipidaemia, and possibly lower the cardiovascular disease risk in these patients.

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