Apolipoproteins: Biochemistry, methods and clinical significance

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Serum copper and zinc values compared with serum iron, total iron-binding capacity, and transferrin saturation in sickle cell trait - A preliminary report

Reliable data for the trace element values of the biological systems in some diseases are still very rare. Sickle cell trait is one of them. For this purpose, serum iron, zinc, and copper values, together with the total iron binding capacity and saturation percent, were determined in cases with sickle cell trait, eliminating all the sources contributing to deviations from the normal values by choosing a control group from the relatives of the cases. In this study, the values of two groups were compared on the basis of the difference in hemoglobin type, which was the only parameter affecting the trace element analysis. © 1986 Humana Press Inc

Serum Fructosamine and Lipid Profile in Children with Malignant Diseases

PubMedID: 2284931Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and fructosamine (FA) were determined in thirty–three children with malignant diseases and twenty healthy controls aged 1–14 years. Of them, FA was the parameter measured in children with malignancy for the first time. Mean serum TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and FA showed statistically significant decreases in malignancy compared to healthy children, whereas a statistically significant increase was observed for TG concentrations in serum. From these data, we conclude that significant relations between serum lipids and lipoproteins and the state of malignancy exist in the children studied, and it should be remembered that serum FA concentrations are affected by abnormal serum protein turnover when one deals with any type of neoplastic disease. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserve

Serum fructosamine and lipid profile in type I diabetic children in Turkey.

PubMedID: 2075022Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), lipoprotein cholesterol fractions (HDL-C and LDL-C) and fructosamine (FA) were determined in twenty-three children with Type I diabetes and twenty healthy children aged 4-14 years. Mean serum TC and HDL-C did not differ significantly between diabetic and nondiabetic children. Mean serum TG and FA showed a statistically significant increase in the diabetic group compared to healthy children. It is interesting to note that extremely high FA values had never been reported in the literature before were obtained for the Turkish diabetic children. Although we have observed relatively higher values for LDL-C/HLD-C ratio in diabetics, the difference between two groups was not statistically significant

Zinc, copper, and magnesium concentrations in hair of children from Southeastern Turkey

PubMedID: 1702658Zinc, copper, and magnesium concentrations in hair were measured in groups of children varying in one condition-protein-energy malnutrition, ricketts, thalassemia, malignancy, cardiac failure, or after prolonged infection and in healthy controls. As compared with controls, copper and magnesium concentrations were low in all groups, whereas higher values were obtained for hair zinc. These results showed that a generalized copper and magnesium deficiency were observed in the southeastern part of Turkey. However, zinc deficiency couldn't be detected as far as the hair zinc values were concerned, although all of the subjects fell within the 50 percentile limits for their age-appropriate weights and heights. © 1990 Humana Press Inc

Serum lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in untreated essential hypertension [2]

PubMedID: 8345503[No abstract available