Heterozygous apolipoprotein (a) status and protein expression as a risk factor for premature coronary heart disease

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Martín, Silvia ^a,b,c   Pedro Botet, Juan ^a,b,c   Joven, Jorge ^a,b,c   Simó, Josep M ^a,b,c   Ladona, Margarita G ^a,b,c   Pavesi, Marco ^a,b,c   Rubiés Prat, Juan ^a,b,c  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; KRINGLE DOMAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

APOLIPOPROTEINS A; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS; KRINGLES; LIPOPROTEIN(A); LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0036010038     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mlc.2002.121770     Document Type: Article

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