Article
Genetic evaluation of lipoprotein(a) in intracranial aneurysm disease.
Neurosurgery - 1 Jul 2001
Roberts G A, Corcoran B T, Pfouts L L, Phillips J P, Farrell M A, Bouchier-Hayes D J, Collins P B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Elevations in serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels have been reported in intracranial aneurysm (IA) disease. Our aim was to investigate a genetic basis for this observation. METHODS: We performed a comparative analysis of size polymorphisms at two loci (kringle 4 [K4] and TTTTA pentanuc...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- Family
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Reference Values