Article
Relation of serum lipoprotein(a) concentration and apolipoprotein(a) phenotype to coronary heart disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
The New England journal of medicine - 24 May 1990
Seed M, Hoppichler F, Reaveley D, McCarthy S, Thompson G R, Boerwinkle E, Utermann G
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia carries a marked increase in the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but there is considerable variation between individuals in susceptibility to CHD. To investigate the possible role of lipoprotein(a) as a risk factor for CHD, we studied the association between se...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins
- Apoprotein(a)
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Smoking