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Apolipoprotein(a) and pentanucleotide repeat polymorphisms are associated with the degree of atherosclerosis in coronary heart disease.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jun 1996
Amemiya H, Arinami T, Kikuchi S, Yamakawa-Kobayashi K, Li L, Fujiwara H, Hiroe M, Marumo F, Hamaguchi H
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate whether a high level of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a risk for the development of coronary heart disease (CHD), 94 Japanese patients and 64 age-matched Japanese controls, diagnosed after coronary angiography (CAG), were analyzed with special reference to the relations between the degree of atherosclerosis, Lp(a) levels and the apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) genotypes. the degree of atherosclerosis was...
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