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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 assoc...

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Apolipoproteins
Black People
Coronary Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electrophoresis
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Humans
Immunoblotting
Lipoprotein(a)
Male
Phenotype
South Africa

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Statistics, Nonparametric

Urban Population

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PMID: 9717496

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