The lower serum levels of apolipoprotein A1 in acne twins were also confirmed when analyzing acne discordant twin pairs.
As compared to matched controls, acutely admitted men suffering from schizophrenia exhibited significantly lower serum levels of estradiol, oestrone, testosterone and free testosterone.
A significant association with gender was observed, with female patients having lower serum levels of vitamin D. A higher prevalence of severe deficiency of vitamin D has also been demonstrated among US adult women compared to men [30].
Smokers have lower serum levels of omega-3 fatty acids, an important antioxidant, and thus, investigating whether omega-3 supplementation in smokers reduces adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes represents an important area of research.
The presence of Dirofilaria immitis was strongly associated with lower serum levels of a wide range of pollutant in their hosts (PCB congeners 28, 52, 118, 138, 153, and 180; hexachlorobenzene, lindane, aldrin, dieldrin, anthracene and pyrene).
FtoNΔ mice also had much lower serum levels of IGF-1 during growth spurt (Figure 7G).
These patients showed lower serum levels of MBL protein than the group with genetic MBL-sufficient variants (Fig. 4A).
Melanin is known to inversely correlate with endogenous production of vitamin D and lower serum levels of 25-D[45] 25-D[45]
Patients with MBL-low genotypes disclosed lower serum levels of C3 and C4 than patients with MBL-sufficient genotypes (Fig. 4C).
Not surprisingly, given their reduced adiposity, old RIIβ−/− mice were found to have lower serum levels of leptin than WT mice.
Patients infected with Puumala virus and presenting with nephropathia epidemica (NE) had significantly lower serum levels of IFNλ during acute infection compared with healthy control patients.
