Serum lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

doi:10.1002/1529-0131(199904)42:3<443::AID-ANR8>3.0.CO;2-Q

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Serum lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Mar 1999

Asanuma Y, Kawai S, Aoshima H, Kaburaki J, Mizushima Y

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OBJECTIVE: To determine serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) concentrations and to analyze the apolipoprotein(a) (Apo[a]) phenotype in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The subjects included 131 patients with RA and 200 healthy control subjects. Serum Lp(a) concentrations were measured by...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Apolipoproteins A
Arteriosclerosis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Cholesterol, HDL
Cholesterol, LDL
Female
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Lipoprotein(a)
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Prednisolone

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