Article
Association between lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels and Lp(a) genetic variants with coronary artery calcification.
BMC medical genetics - 27 Mar 2020
Pechlivanis Sonali, Mahabadi Amir A, Hoffmann Per, Nöthen Markus M, Broecker-Preuss Martina, Erbel Raimund, Moebus Susanne, Stang Andreas, Jöckel Karl-Heinz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To examine the association between lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels, LPA (rs10455872 and rs3798220) and IL1F9 (rs13415097) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with coronary artery calcification (CAC), an important predictor for coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: We used data from 3799 (mean age ± SD: 59.0 ± 7.7 years, 47.1% men) Heinz Nixdorf Recall study participants. We applied linear...
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