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peaks than dogs of other breeds, while dogs of other breeds had more prominent LDL 4<br />

and LDL 5 peaks. Sliced inverse regression analysis in Groups 2A and 2B showed that<br />

the group to which each dog belonged (i.e., Miniature Schnauzers with normal serum<br />

triglyceride concentration versus Miniature Schnauzers with hypertriglyceridemia) could<br />

be accurately predicted based on their lipoprotein profiles in 95% of cases (P=0.000002).<br />

By far, the most important lipoprotein fraction that served as a predictor was the TRL<br />

fraction, which was more prominent in the dogs with hypertriglyceridemia. Fractions<br />

corresponding to LDL 2 , LDL 3 , LDL 4 , were more prominent in Miniature Schnauzers<br />

with serum triglyceride concentrations within the reference interval.<br />

The aim of the fourth part of the study was to evaluate the effect of a<br />

commercially available low-fat diet on serum lipid and pancreas-specific lipase (Spec<br />

cPL ® ) concentrations and lipoprotein profiles in Miniature Schnauzers with primary<br />

hypertriglyceridemia. Sixteen Miniature Schnauzers with hypertriglyceridemia of<br />

various degrees were included in the study (Group 1). A group of 28 healthy Miniature<br />

Schnauzers with serum triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations within the respective<br />

reference intervals (Group 2) was used as a control group for the lipoprotein profile<br />

analysis portion of the study. Dogs in Group 2 were used in order to obtain lipoprotein<br />

profiles from a group of healthy Miniature Schnauzers that could be used for illustration<br />

of whether lipoprotein profiles of hypertriglyceridemic Miniature Schnauzers tended to<br />

approach those of the healthy ones after the diet change. Each one of the dogs in Group<br />

1 had a total of 4 blood samples collected. The first sample (sample 1) was used to<br />

diagnose primary hypertriglyceridemia. Then, in order to confirm the results of the

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