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Medicine 2021-04-01

U of A team identifies protein that blocks body's ability to clear bad cholesterol

Researchers are now looking to develop a drug that will boost existing statin drugs to prevent heart disease
U of A team identifies protein that blocks body's ability to clear bad cholesterol
A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has uncovered a long-sought link in the battle to control cholesterol and heart disease.

The protein that interferes with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors that clear "bad" cholesterol from the blood was identified in END