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Heterozygous apolipoprotein (a) status and protein expression as a risk factor for premature coronary heart disease.
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Mar 2002
Martín Silvia, Pedro-Botet Juan, Joven Jorge, Simó Josep M, Ladona Margarita G, Pavesi Marco, Rubiés-Prat Juan
Abstract excerpt
Exactly how apolipoprotein a [APO(a)] isoform size affects the degree of cardiovascular risk associated with high lipoprotein a [LP(a)] levels is not fully understood. Using a sodium dodecyl sulfate-agarose APO(a) & LP(a) phenotyping method, we assessed the role of APO(a) size heterogeneity according to the number of kringle 4 repeats and the differential APO(a) protein expression in 91 male Spanish patients with...
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