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Serum apolipoprotein(a) concentrations and Apo(a) phenotypes in patients with liver cirrhosis.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1998
Ciccarese M, Tonolo G, Brizzi P, Secchi G, Garrucciu G, Spanedda M, Salis S, Calvia P, Asara A, Wong F K, Maioli M, Realdi G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The liver is the major site of apolipoprotein(a) synthesis, and an inverse correlation between the size of apolipoprotein(a) isoforms and its serum levels have been described. We evaluated the Apo(a) serum levels and its isoforms in patients with liver cirrhosis at different stages of the disease (Childe Turcotte classification), and during the characteristic phase of liver synthesis decline. METHODS:...
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