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LPA Gene, Ethnicity, and Cardiovascular Events.
Circulation - 17 Jan 2017
Lee Sang-Rok, Prasad Anand, Choi Yun-Seok, Xing Chao, Clopton Paul, Witztum Joseph L, Tsimikas Sotirios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The relationship of LPA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), apolipoprotein(a) isoforms, and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in different ethnic groups is not well known. METHODS: LPA SNPs, apolipoprotein(a) isoforms, Lp(a), and oxidized phospholipids on apolipoprotein B-100 (OxPL-apoB) levels were measured in 1792 black, 1030 white, and 597 Hispanic...
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