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Accurate evaluation of relationships among serum lipoprotein lipase mass, visceral fat, and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Toho University, 6-11-1, Omori-Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan

    Tomoaki Shiba, Chieko Shiba & Yuichi Hori

  2. Cardiovascular Center, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan

    Mao Takahashi

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Shiba, T., Takahashi, M., Shiba, C. et al. Accurate evaluation of relationships among serum lipoprotein lipase mass, visceral fat, and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 253, 1825–1826 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-2995-1

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