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Serum CETP is lowest at birth and rises sharply to peak levels in infancy, reference data from healthy Chinese children (Clin Biochem 2008)
Original title: Reference values for serum levels of cholesteryl ester transfer protein and its distribution characteristics in healthy Chinese children and newborns
Measuring serum CETP by ELISA in 912 healthy Chinese children and 40 cord blood samples, researchers established pediatric reference values, with a median CETP of 2.48 mg/L (2.5 to 97.5 percentile range 0.56 to 6.96 mg/L) in children. CETP concentrations in cord blood were much lower than in children generally, and lower in children under one year than in older children, establishing that circulating CETP is lowest at birth and rises sharply to reach maximum levels during infancy, a developmental reference point for interpreting CETP levels in pediatric and neonatal lipid studies.
Original abstract
Objective: To investigate the distribution characteristics of serum CETP levels in childhood.
Design And Methods: CETP was measured in 912 healthy children and 40 cord blood with an ELISA.
Results: CETP was skewed in children with a median of 2.48 (2.5-97.5 percentiles: 0.56-6.96) mg/L. CETP in cords was much lower than in children, and was lower in younger children (<1 year) than in elder children.
Conclusions: CETP is lowest at birth and sharply rises to maximum levels in infancy.
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