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Lipoprotein(a) levels and apolipoprotein(a) isoforms related to life style risk factors.
Journal of epidemiology - 1 Feb 1999
Ishikawa S, Deguchi T, Hara K, Takuma S, Kayaba K, Tsutsumi A, Kario K, Igarashi M
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has been considered to be a predictor of premature coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. Lp(a) levels are largely genetically determined, but the detailed mechanism of Lp(a) elevation is uncertain. We examined the association between Lp(a) levels and apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] phenotypes as well as that of Lp(a) level and other various conditions. The subjects were 280...
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