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Decreased longevity in Japanese men, associated with low-molecular-weight apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes.
Annals of clinical biochemistry - 1 Mar 2001
Matsubara M, Akita H, Shibuya H, Chiba H
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an established risk factor for atherosclerosis. High plasma Lp(a) concentrations are associated with low-molecular-weight (LMW) apolipoprotein(a) (apo a) phenotypes, which raises the question of whether LMW apo a phenotypes occur less frequently in the elderly. To assess...
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