Hypolipidemia in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Possible Gender Difference?
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Hypolipidemia in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Possible Gender Difference?
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We compared the levels of serum lipid, protein, and glucose between patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and healthy controls. METHODS The serum levels of lipids [including triglycerides, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)], protein, and glucose of 95 patients with ALS (60 men) were compared with those of 99 age- ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neurology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1738-6586,2005-5013
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.125