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Plasma lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with homozygous autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Sjouke Barbara, Yahya Reyhana, Tanck Michael W T, Defesche Joep C, de Graaf Jacqueline, Wiegman Albert, Kastelein John J P, Mulder Monique T, Hovingh G Kees, Roeters van Lennep Jeanine E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH), caused by mutations in either low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B (APOB), or proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) are characterized by high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and in some studies also high lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels were observed. The question remains whether this effect on...
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