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Lipoprotein(a) in health and disease.
Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences - 1 Jan 1996
Kronenberg F, Steinmetz A, Kostner G M, Dieplinger H
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] represents an LDL-like particle to which the Lp(a)-specific apolipoprotein(a) is linked via a disulfide bridge. It has gained considerable interest as a genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease. Several studies have described a correlation between elevated Lp(a) plasma levels and coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral atherosclerosis. In healthy...
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