Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 105-109 , February 2009

Down regulation of CD11b and CD18 expression in children with hypercholesterolemia: A preliminary report

  • F. Martino

      Affiliations

    • Center of Clinic Lipid Research, Department of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +39 06 49979272.
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  • E. Martino

      Affiliations

    • Center of Clinic Lipid Research, Department of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • M. Iacobini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • E. Ferrara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • L. Pacifico

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • D. Noto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • A.B. Cefalu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • M. Averna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • C. Chiesa

      Affiliations

    • National Research Council, Rome, Italy

Received 25 January 2008 ,Revised 30 April 2008 ,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.05.001

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 105-109 , February 2009

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