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Lipoprotein[a] in the chimpanezee: relationship of apo[a] phenotype to elevated plasma Lp[a] levels.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Feb 1994
Doucet C, Huby T, Chapman J, Thillet J
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have documented the presence of Lp[a] in nonhuman primates. However, data are lacking in great apes such as the chimpanzee. We have studied the quantitative distribution of Lp[a], as well as the frequency of apo[a] phenotypes, in a population of chimpanzees living in Gabon. Monoclonal antibody 14A12, directed against human apo[a], failed to recognize chimpanzee Lp[a]. Therefore, Lp[a] was assayed...
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