European Heart Journal
Inherited high cholesterol linked to lower thymus output
Patients reached the healthy comparison group’s median level on a blood-based measure of thymus output about six years earlier.Patients reached the healthy comparison group’s median level on a blood-based measure of thymus output about six years earlier.
Cross-sectional · 562 peopleBlood and immune system
Who was studied562 people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
What changedPatients with inherited high cholesterol reached the healthy group's median blood marker of thymus output ∼6 years earlier
The catchBlood markers served as a stand-in for thymus output