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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (obesity, glucose intolerance, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], high serum triglycerides, hypertension) is high and increasing in parallel with an increasing breast cancer incidence worldwide. HDL-C represents an important aspect of the syndrome, yet its role in breast cancer is still undefined.
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Section of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Institute of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. anne-sofie.furberg@ism.uit.no
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