Article
Lipoprotein(a) levels and apolipoprotein(a) polymorphism in type 1 diabetes mellitus: relationships to microvascular and neurological complications.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Apr 1998
Gazzaruso C, Garzaniti A, Buscaglia P, D'Annunzio G, Porta A, Vandelli G, Lorini R, Finardi G, Fratino P, Geroldi D
Abstract excerpt
To investigate plasma concentrations of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] polymorphism in relation to the presence of microvascular and neurological complications in type 1 diabetes mellitus, 118 young diabetic patients and 127 age-matched controls were recruited. Lp(a) levels were higher in patients than in controls, but the apo(a) isoforms distribution did not differ between the two groups...
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