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Apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes and lipoprotein(a) in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients and their first-degree relatives.
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion - 1 Jan 2000
Cardoso-Saldaña Guillermo, Bravo-Rios Luz Elena, Torres-Tamayo Margarita, Zamora-González José, Posadas-Romero Carlos
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The coronary artery disease is associated with more than threefold-increased risk in diabetes mellitus. Lipoprotein(a) and apo(a), a specific protein of this lipoprotein are risk factors for atherosclerosis. However, the association of apo(a) size with the lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus still controversial. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the apo(a) polymorphism and its...
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