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Effect of APOE ε Genotype on Lipoprotein(a) and the Associated Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2017
Kritharides Leonard, Nordestgaard Børge G, Tybjærg-Hansen Anne, Kamstrup Pia R, Afzal Shoaib
Abstract excerpt
Context: APOEε2/3/4 genotypes affect plasma lipoprotein(a); however, the effects of APOE genotypes on the prediction of myocardial infarction and aortic valve stenosis by lipoprotein(a) are unknown. Objective: We tested the hypothesis that APOEε2/3/4 genotype affects plasma lipoprotein(a), the contribution of plasma apoE levels to this association as well as the associated risk of myocardial infarction and aortic...
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