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[Lipoprotein (a)].
Annali italiani di medicina interna : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di medicina interna - 1 Jan 2000
Airoldi G, Campanini M, Cusinato S, Monteverde A
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a high molecular weight plasma protein structurally related to low density lipoprotein (LDL), but with distinct metabolic and biologic features. Six different isotypes may be found among the general population; they are inherited as a codominant autosomic monogenic trait. Lp(a) levels in the blood are strictly conditioned by the isotype and much less, if at all, by other environmental or...
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