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INHABITANTS of the highlands of New Guinea eat very little fat in their diet, have low levels of serum cholesterol, and rarely suffer from coronary heart disease1. This is in accord with experiences in other primitive races, and contrasts sharply with what is found among Australians and others of European origin, thus providing indirect support for the lipid infiltration theory of atherogenesis. With the thrombogenic theory in mind it would be valuable to gather information about coagulability of blood in different races, and this, to a limited extent, has been done in Australia and New Guinea.
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GOLDRICK, R., WHYTE, H. Serum Lipoproteins and Blood Coagulation. Nature 182, 1743–1744 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821743a0
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