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By Jennifer Moll, About.com Guide to Cholesterol since 2004

AIMilano Apoprotein Shows New Promise in the Fight Against Atherosclerosis

Friday January 16, 2004
A study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association has discovered a variant form of apoprotein AI. This variant form of apoprotein was found in a small Italian town known as Limone sul Garda, where scientists found that, despite the presence of a high amount of lipids and low amount of HDL in the blood, these patients had relatively healthy arteries. Scientists feel that this breakthrough could even treat individuals with advanced atherosclerosis. Read more about it here.

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