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Inherited dyslipidaemic disorders contributing to coronary heart disease.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC - 1 Jan 2000
Attaullah Salma, Bangash Rahim, Amanullah, Ahmed Zahoor, Rehman Jamilur
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BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is an established independent risk factor for premature myocardial infarction (MI)/coronary artery disease (CAD). The study was conducted to determine the value of Lp (a) in prediction of CAD or MI in the offspring at risk. METHODS: A total of 160 subjects were investigated. Serum Lp (a) was measured by ELISA, serum total cholesterol, triglycerides (TG) and HDL-Cholesterol by...
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