Effect of thyroid hormones on Lp(a) and lipid metabolism.

doi:10.1515/CCLM.1998.129

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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

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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...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Lipid Metabolism
Lipoprotein(a)
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Thyroid Gland
Thyroid Hormones

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