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Lp (a) levels and apo (a) phenotypes in urban black South African men.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Feb 1998
Carstens M E, Burgess L J, Taljaard J J
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)) levels and apolipoprotein (a) (apo (a)) phenotypes in a group of urban black South African men. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design. SETTING: Lead acid battery plant, East London, Eastern Cape. PARTICIPANTS: Blood samples from a study on the association between lead and renal failure were kindly donated for the present study and 111 of the donors participated (K...
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