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Statins: Masked Anti-Epileptic Warriors, Govinda Khatri, Priya Kotak, Ayush Kumar, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan

Medical College Documents

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Sex Differences In The Association Of Sibship Size And Position In Sibship With Lipid Profile During Adolescence: A Cross-Sectional Study, Ali H. Ziyab, Mohammad Almari, Anwar Mohammad, Abdullah Al-Taiar, Wilfried Karmaus

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background. Epidemiologic studies have reported associations of sibship size and position of the child in the sibship with multiple health outcomes, including adiposity and diabetes. However, little is known about sibling effects on lipids. Hence, this study sought to evaluate associations of the number of total, older, and younger siblings with lipid profile among adolescents. Methods. In a cross-sectional study among high school students aged 14 to 19 years, lipid levels were measured in capillary blood. Parents reported the number of siblings (total, older, and younger). Geometric means of lipids were calculated, and linear regression was used to estimate the …

Familial Hypercholesterolemia And Treatments, Alexis Steer

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

My project will be a literature review regarding the genetic mutations associated with

familial hypercholesterolemia and the current available treatments.