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European Heart Journal 2001 22(1):4-9; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2147
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Maternal hypercholesterolemia during pregnancy influences the later devolopment of atherosclerosis: clinical and pathogenic implications

C. Napoli and W. Palinski

Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.

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