Plasma Lp (a) values in familial hypercholesterolemia and its relation to coronary heart disease

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-44

  Real, J T ^a   Ascaso, J F ^a   Chaves, F J ^a   Tenes S ^a   Priego, M A ^a   Puig, O ^b   Armengod, M E ^b   Carmena, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL receptor gene mutations; Lipoprotein(a)

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033068665     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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