Increased apo A-I and apo A-II fractional catabolic rate in patients with low high density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels with or without hypertriglyceridemia.

Low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels may elevate atherosclerosis risk, and often associate with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG); however, the metabolic causes of low HDL-C levels with or without HTG are poorly understood. We studied the turnover of radioiodinated HDL apolipoproteins, apo A-I and apo A-II, ... View More