Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 599-604 , December 2007

Small, dense low-density lipoprotein and C-reactive protein in obese subjects with and without other criteria for the metabolic syndrome

  • Gianluca Iacobellis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Medicine, McMaster University St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Fontbonne Building 5th Floor, 50 Charlton Avenue E, Hamilton, ON, L8 4A6 Canada.
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  • Maria Cristina Ribaudo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Alessandra Zappaterreno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Concetta Valeria Iannucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Frida Leonetti, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

Received 26 June 2007 ,Accepted 12 October 2007.

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PII: S1933-2874(07)00288-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2007.10.006

Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 599-604 , December 2007

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