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Plasma apoprotein levels return to levels near the baseline more rapidly than plasma cholesterol levels following plasmapheresis.
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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by a grant from NHLBI (HL 21592).
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Barr, S.I., Kottke, B.A., Pineda, A.A. et al. Plasma lipid and apoprotein levels following plasmapheresis in a subject homozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia. Experientia 37, 114–115 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963177
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