Lipoprotein(a) vascular accumulation in mice. In vivo analysis of the role of lysine binding sites using recombinant adenovirus.

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Although the mechanism by which lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] contributes to vascular disease remains unclear, consequences of its binding to the vessel surface are commonly cited in postulated atherogenic pathways. Because of the presence of plasminogen-like lysine binding sites (LBS) in apo(a), fibrin binding has been proposed to play an important role in Lp(a)'s vascular accumulation. Indeed, LBS are known to...

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