HDL Cholesterol Subclasses

About the Test

HDL Cholesterol Subclasses - This test measures the concentrations of 2 major high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol subclasses (HDL2 cholesterol and HDL3 cholesterol) and may be used in studying the correlation between HDL subclasses and certain diseases, especially coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.

Biomarkers

HDL-2

HDL-3

Biomarker name

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