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Low LDL cholesterol

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Category
Other
Scientific evidence
Low
Number of findings
1
Sources
Our own summaries · Cited studies

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Parkinson's disease (association)

association Low study (A)

Case-control study (124 cases): having lower LDL was associated with more Parkinson's, possibly linked to the APOE gene. A small observational association; it does not mean that lowering cholesterol causes Parkinson's (it may be the reverse or due to genetics).

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Other · Highest evidence: Low · 1 finding

Findings

  • Parkinson's disease (association) — association (Low, study). Case-control study (124 cases): having lower LDL was associated with more Parkinson's, possibly linked to the APOE gene. Small observational association; it does not mean that lowering cholesterol causes Parkinson's (it may be the other way around or due to genetics). 17177184

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