Article
Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels, Parental Lifespan and Risk of Mortality
2019-04-29
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Elevated Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels are associated with a broad range of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The impact of high Lp(a) levels on human longevity is however controversial. Our objectives were to determine whether genetically-determined Lp(a) levels are associated with parental lifespan and to assess the association between measured and genetically...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f88cecde-d17c-56b6-a928-23ac7e5481ac
- DOI
- 10.1101/615898
