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Article: Preanalytical factors for non-HDL cholesterol measurements/ Serum lipid profiles including non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in Turkish school-children/Non-HDL kolesterol olcumlerinde preanalitik faktorler/Turk okul cocuklarinda serum lipid profili ve non-HDL kolesterol duzeyleri.(Letters to the Editor/Editore Mektuplar)(Letter to the editor)
- Article from:
- The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
- Author:
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Dear Editor,
I have read the paper entitled "Serum Lipid Profiles Including
non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Turkish
School-Children" by Ugar et al. (1) with great interest. I agree with the
authors but two major points in the paper should be re-evaluated:
(1) The authors stressed that the measurement of non-HDL
cholesterol does not require overnight fasting.