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Targeting Cholesterol Treatment toward Increasing High-Density Lipoprotein Levels
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Cholesterol and triglycerides are fatty substances known as lipids. They travel through the bloodstream in the form of lipid–protein packages called lipoproteins. There are several types of lipoproteins, including low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) and high-density lipoproteins …
