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[Apo(a) phenotype as a risk factor for the silent brain infarction].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Feb 1997
Notsu Y, Nabika T, Masuda J, Kobayashi S
Abstract excerpt
Silent brain infarction (SBI) in the penetrating arteries is thought to be one of risk factors for overt cerebral stroke and vascular dementia. Although both Lp(a) concentration and apo(a) phenotype have been reported as risk factors for atherothrombotic infarction in cortical arteries, the roles of Lp(a) in the pathogenesis of lacunar infarction in the penetrating arteries remains controversial. We assessed the...
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