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The identification and significance of a Thr-->Pro polymorphism in kringle IV type 8 of apolipoprotein(a).
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 May 1997
Prins J, Leus F R, van der Hoek Y Y, Kastelein J J, Bouma B N, van Rijn H J
Abstract excerpt
Elevated plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] represent a significant independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. Interindividual levels of apo(a) vary over 1000-fold and are mainly due to inheritance that is linked to the locus of the apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] gene. The apo(a) gene encodes multiple repeats of a sequence exhibiting up to 85% DNA sequence homology with plasminogen kringle...
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