Effects of mipomersen, an apolipoprotein B100 antisense, on lipoprotein (a) metabolism in healthy subjects

Elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] levels increase the risk for CVD. Novel treatments that decrease LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) have also shown promise for reducing Lp(a) levels. Mipomersen, an antisense oligonucleotide that inhibits apoB synthesis, is approved for the treatment of homozygous familial hyp...

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Main Authors: Renu Nandakumar, Anastasiya Matveyenko, Tiffany Thomas, Marianna Pavlyha, Colleen Ngai, Stephen Holleran, Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan, Henry N. Ginsberg, Wahida Karmally, Santica M. Marcovina, Gissette Reyes-Soffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752034164X