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When good cholesterol turns bad: The evolving saga of CETP inhibitors and clinical strategies to elevate high-density lipoprotein

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Oram, J.F., Heinecke, J.W. When good cholesterol turns bad: The evolving saga of CETP inhibitors and clinical strategies to elevate high-density lipoprotein. Curr Atheroscler Rep 9, 425–427 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-007-0055-y

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