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The seventh myth of lipoprotein(a)
1 Jun 1999
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Our understanding of the genetics, metabolism and pathophysiology of the atherogenic plasma lipoprotein Lp(a) has considerably increased over past years. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms regulating the biosynthesis and assembly of Lp(a) are poorly understood and controversially discussed. Lp(a) plasma concentrations are determined by synthesis and not by degradation. Transcriptional and post-translational...
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