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Association of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G gene polymorphism with variations in the LDL particle size in healthy Japanese men.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Sept 2004
Kitamura Yoko, Okumura Kenji, Imamura Akiko, Mizuno Tomofumi, Tsuzuki Michitaka, Numaguchi Yasushi, Matsui Hideo, Murohara Toyoaki
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BACKGROUND: Several studies have supported the association between a predominance of small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and the risk of coronary artery disease. As another potentially atherogenic factor, impaired fibrinolytic activity due to increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PA...
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