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Effect of thyroid hormones on Lp(a) and lipid metabolism.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Sept 1998
Engler H, Riesen W F
Abstract excerpt
The effect of thyroid hormones on lipoprotein(a) plasma concentrations and the other parameters of lipoprotein metabolism was studied in 158 patients with thyroid dysfunction and in 37 euthyroid controls (cross-sectional study). Multiple regression analysis revealed that 65.5% of the variability in lipoprotein(a) levels were predicted by changes in lipoprotein(a) phenotypes (60.5%), thyrotropin (3.5%), and age...
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