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Relationship between lipoprotein(a) phenotypes and plaminogen activator inhibitor type 1 in diabetic patients.
Thrombosis research - 15 Jul 2000
Hernández C, Chacón P, García-Pascual L, Mesa J, Simó R
Abstract excerpt
It has been demonstrated in vitro that lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] increases the endothelial synthesis of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1). However, this effect in vivo is controversial, and the possible relationship between PAI-1 and Lp(a) phenotypes has not been evaluated. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of Lp(a) and its phenotypes on PAI-1 serum concentrations in diabetic patients. For...
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