Insulin and 2-hour glucose levels are inversely related to Lp(a) concentrations controlled for LPA genotype.

doi:10.1161/01.atv.18.8.1335

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Insulin and 2-hour glucose levels are inversely related to Lp(a) concentrations controlled for LPA genotype.

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 1998

Rainwater D L, Haffner S M

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In this study we assessed the relationship of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] with diabetes status and with measures of glucose and insulin in a population of Mexican Americans having a high prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Because of enormous allelic diversity at LPA [the lo...

Topics

Alleles
Analysis of Variance
Blood Glucose
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Genotype
Humans
Insulin
Lipoprotein(a)
Male
Mexican Americans
Phenotype
Regression Analysis
Texas
Time Factors

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