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Lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoprotein (a) isoforms in type 2 diabetic patients.
Journal of cardiovascular risk - 1 Jun 1999
Calmarza P, Vella J C
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BACKGROUND: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a greater than normal risk of developing atherosclerotic vascular diseases. Higher than normal plasma concentrations of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] have been associated with premature atherosclerosis in several studies. OBJECTIVE: To determine the concentrations of lipids, lipoproteins, and Lp(a) in 107 type 2 diabetic patients, and the distribution of...
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