The “Mevalonate hypothesis”: a cholesterol-independent alternative for the etiology of atherosclerosis
The “cholesterol hypothesis” is the leading theory to explain the cause of atherosclerosis. The “cholesterol hypothesis” assumes that plasma (LDL) cholesterol is an important causal factor for atherosclerosis.
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496605/ |