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Lipoprotein(a) is associated with higher DNA damage in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
2023-12-28
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a frequent autosomal-dominant inherited disorder associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). HeFH subjects have a higher lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) concentration than the general population. Patients with FH are exposed to elevated levels of LDL from birth and ox-LDL may induce other oxidation pathways. The aim of the study was to determine the levels of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- c14d8398-81e9-5200-aac7-1962d86b92d4
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3760740/v1
