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LDL-unbound apolipoprotein(a) and carotid atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 1997
Kronenberg F, Trenkwalder E, Sturm W, Kathrein H, König P, Neyer U, Gröchenig E, Utermann G, Dieplinger H
Abstract excerpt
High lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] plasma concentrations, which are genetically determined by apo(a) size polymorphism, are directly associated with an increased risk for atherosclerosis. Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), who show an enormous prevalence of cardiovascular disease, have elevated plasma concentrations of Lp(a). In recent studies we were able to show that apo(a) size polymorphism is a better...
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