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The Human Plasma Lipidome

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: Biochemical analyses reveal that plasma contains over 600 structural forms of lipid molecules. This review summarizes known correlations between levels of lipid moieties and disease and describes potential therapeutic targets relevant to CVD, cancer, and neurologic disease.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1104901

Authors: Oswald Quehenberger, Edward A. Dennis

Institution: University of California San Diego

Language: English

Topic: Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences