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Method-dependent increase in lipoprotein(a) in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus during pregnancy.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 1995
Pekelharing H L, Aalders N L, Visser G H, van Doormaal J J, Bouma B N, Kleinveld H A, van Rijn H J
Abstract excerpt
The current prevalent view is that plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations are under strong genetic control. Most dietary and drug interventions seem to have little or no effect on plasma Lp(a) levels. However, evidence for a possible regulatory rol e of hormones is accumulating, for instance, fluctuations of Lp(a) levels during pregnancy have been reported. Also, in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus...
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