What is the reference range of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)?

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Fazia Mir, MD Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Fazia Mir, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians

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Eric B Staros, MD Associate Professor of Pathology, St Louis University School of Medicine; Director of Clinical Laboratories, Director of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology, St Louis University Hospital

Eric B Staros, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Society for Clinical Pathology, College of American Pathologists, Association for Molecular Pathology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.