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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1974
Sung Lan Hsia, , US;
Other;
Abstract
The ability of serum to bind cholesterol in soluble lipoprotein complexes is believed to retard the deposition of cholesterol in atherosclerotic plaques. This ability is measured by 'serum cholesterol binding reserve' (SCBR), defined as the amount of exogenous cholesterol which a serum specimen is capable of solubilizing in addition to its cholesterol content. A method for determining SCBR has been developed. An excess amount of cholesterol is added to a sample of blood serum and incubated. The amount of cholesterol solubilized by the serum is then measured. Test results in case-control studies of premature myocardial infarction have demonstrated the usefulness of SCBR in assessing the risk of coronary heart disease.