Effect of gene polymorphisms on lipoprotein levels in patients with dyslipidemia of metabolic syndrome.

Dyslipidemia in the metabolic syndrome (MS) is considered to be one of the most important risk factors for atherosclerosis. It is characterized by hypertriglyceridemia, low concentration of plasma HDL-cholesterol, predominance of small dense LDL particles and an increased concentration of plasma apolipoprotein B (apoB). The pathogenesis of this type of dyslipidemia is partially explained, but its genetic background is still unknown.

[The thyroid gland in women during the reproductive age].

Objective: To find out thyroid volume and its functional status in women in reproductive age as well as possible correlation between thyroid size and functional status and age and residential location of women.

Design: Project can be characterized as an epidemiological study and consists of three separate observations.

Setting: 1st Internal Clinic, UPJS, Kosice, Medical Faculty, Slovakia.