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Stability of apolipoprotein(a) isoform phenotype to postmortem conditions.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Apr 1999
Rainwater D L
Abstract excerpt
Studies, such as the one entitled Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth or PDAY, have investigated the relationship of atherosclerotic lesions with lipid and lipoprotein risk factors. However, it is possible that proteolytic hydrolysis during the postmortem period could alter protein components of lipoproteins. Apo(a) is the defining protein of Lp(a), a lipoprotein associated with risk of...
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