Serum lipopotein (a) levels in a large sample of subjects affected by familial combined hyperlipoproteinaemia and in general population

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-151

  Cicero, Arrigo F G ^a   Panourgia, Maria P ^a   Linarello, Simona ^a   D'addato, Sergio ^a   Sangiorgi, Zina ^a   Gaddi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

dyslipidaemias; familial combined hyperlipoproteinaemia; lipoprotein(a); premature coronary heart disease; risk factor

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN A; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPOPROTEINAEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0037399111     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670301000211     Document Type: Article

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