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Lipoprotein(a) levels in coronary heart disease-susceptible and -resistant patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 2011
Nenseter Marit S, Lindvig Henriette Walaas, Ueland Thor, Langslet Gisle, Ose Leiv, Holven Kirsten B, Retterstøl Kjetil
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is caused by defects in genes coding for proteins involved in low density lipoprotein (LDL) metabolism, and is associated with increased risk of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). The clinical phenotype of FH exhibits marked variability due to additional metabolic and environmental factors, and further biomarkers are required for appropriate risk assessment. The...
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