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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
Abstract excerpt
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 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the Apo(a) phenotype was determined by immunoblotting. HLA-DR typing was also...
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