Title:

Depiction of the state of knowledge about abnormalities in lipid metabolism around 1970

Creator:

Fredrickson, Donald S.

Date:

[1970?]

Description:

Between 1950 and 1970, Fredrickson and his colleagues identified five major types of hereditary abnormalities in the way in which the body processes lipids such as fat and cholesterol (lipid metabolism). This was a major advance in our understanding of lipid metabolism and the risk it presents for coronary heart disease.

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Lipoproteins

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Depiction of the state of knowledge about abnormalities in lipid metabolism around 1950, 1970

Legacy ID:

FFBBLB

NLM ID:

101584939X167

Profiles Collection:

The Donald S. Fredrickson Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584939X167

Story Section:

Lipid Metabolism and Genetic Disease, 1953-1974