01234nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653001600065653001100081653001200092653001700104653002200121653002200143100001300165700001300178700001800191700001400209700001500223245004700238300000900285490000700294050001400301520062700315022001400942       1983                            d  c1983 Jan10aAdult10aCholesterol10aHumans10aleprosy10aLipoproteins10aLipoproteins, HDL10aLipoproteins, LDL1 aKher J R1 aBaji P S1 aGaneriwal S K1 aReddy B V1 aBulakh P M00aSerum lipoproteins in lepromatous leprosy.  a80-50 v55  aKHER 19833 a<p>Serum total cholesterol and the lipoprotein fractions were studied in forty subjects of lepromatous leprosy and age matched controls. The study revealed a significant decrease in serum cholesterol in the disease group as compared to control group. The decrease in cholesterol was 28.76% An alteration in serum lipoprotein fractions was observed in disease group. The beta-lipoprotein fraction showed a significant decrease along with a rise in alpha-lipoprotein fraction. A positive correlation was also observed between total cholesterol and beta-lipoproteins. The significance of the above findings are discussed.</p>  a0024-1024