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[Genetic aspects of high variability of lipoprotein(a) levels].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 1 Jan 2007
Zídková K, Zlatohlávek L, Ceska R
Abstract excerpt
Increased levels of lipoprotein(a) are supposed to be an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis. Apolipoprotein(a) determines structural and functional characteristics of the lipoprotein particle. The lipoprotein(a) concentration is almost entirely genetically determined at the apolipoprotein(a) gene locus, nevertheless it varies widely between individuals in all populations studied so far. Large part of the...
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