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Association of Lp-PLA(2) activity with allele-specific Lp(a) levels in a bi-ethnic population.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2010
Enkhmaa Byambaa, Anuurad Erdembileg, Zhang Wei, Pearson Thomas A, Berglund Lars
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OBJECTIVES: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] have been implicated as cardiovascular disease risk factors, and are differentially regulated across ethnicity. We investigated the association between Lp-PLA(2) activity and allele-specific apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] levels in a bi-ethnic population. METHODS: Lp-PLA(2) activity, Lp(a) and allele-specific apo(a) levels...
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