Differences in heme and hemopexin content in lipoproteins from sickle cell disease patients
High blood cholesterol is associated with atherogenesis and endothelial dysfunction. The latter is present in hemolytic diseases, such as sickle cell anemia, whose carriers have hypocholesterolemia and low incidence of coronary artery disease.
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - Category: Lipidology Authors: Felipe Vendrame, Leticia Olops, Sara Terezinha Olalla Saad, Fernando Ferreira Costa, Kleber Yotsumoto Fertrin Source Type: research