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Lipoprotein(a): genotype-phenotype relationship and impact on atherogenic risk.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Dec 2011
Enkhmaa Byambaa, Anuurad Erdembileg, Zhang Wei, Tran Tina, Berglund Lars
Abstract excerpt
In 2010, more than 45 years after the initial discovery of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] by Kare Berg, an European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel recommended screening for elevated Lp(a) in people at moderate to high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). This recommendation was based on extensive epidemiological findings demonstrating a significant association between elevated plasma Lp(a)...
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