Article
Lipoprotein(a) serum levels and apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes in children with chronic renal disease.
Pediatric research - 1 Dec 1993
Querfeld U, Lang M, Friedrich J B, Kohl B, Fiehn W, Schärer K
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] has recently been characterized as a genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Normally, Lp(a) serum levels are closely related to the apo(a) phenotype. We studied Lp(a) serum levels and apo(a) phenotypes in 136 young subjects, aged 0.8-24.7 y, including patients with glomerular disease and normal renal function (n = 28), patients with chronic renal failure (n =...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins
- Apoprotein(a)
- Arteriosclerosis
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Kidney Diseases
