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Apolipoprotein(a) size polymorphism is associated with coronary heart disease in polygenic hypercholesterolemia.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Aug 2004
Emanuele E, Peros E, Minoretti P, D'Angelo A, Piccinni M N, Montagna L, Geroldi D
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: In addition to high serum cholesterol levels, various cardiovascular risk factors may be involved in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in hypercholesterolemic subjects. As the levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], an important and independent cardiovascular risk factor, are high in polygenic hypercholesterolemia (PH), we investigated plasma Lp(a) levels and apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)]...
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