Association of Polymorphisms of the Apolipoprotein(a) Gene With Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Myocardial Infarction
- 11 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 107 (5) , 696-701
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000048125.79640.77
Abstract
Background— Serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentration is largely determined by variability at the apolipoprotein(a) gene locus. Most prominent effects relate to polymorphisms in the promoter (a pe...Keywords
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