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Descriptor English:

Lipoproteins, HDL

Descriptor Spanish:

Lipoproteínas HDL

Descriptor Portuguese:

Lipoproteínas HDL

Synonyms English:

alpha-Lipoproteins
High-Density Lipoproteins

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Definition English:

A class of lipoproteins of small size (4-13 nm) and dense (greater than 1.063 g/ml) particles. HDL lipoproteins, synthesized in the liver without a lipid core, accumulate cholesterol esters from peripheral tissues and transport them to the liver for re-utilization or elimination from the body (the reverse cholesterol transport). Their major protein component is APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I. HDL also shuttle APOLIPOPROTEINS C and APOLIPOPROTEINS E to and from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins during their catabolism. HDL plasma level has been inversely correlated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Indexing Annotation English:

hyperalphalipoproteinemia = LIPOPROTEINS, HDL /blood (IM) + HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS (IM); hypoalphalipoproteinemia = LIPOPROTEINS, HDL /blood (IM) + HYPOLIPOPROTEINEMIAS (IM); familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia = TANGIER DISEASE; /defic: consider also HYPOLIPOPROTEINEMIAS

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History Note English:

74(72)

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Record Number:

8249

Unique Identifier:

D008075

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