Evaluation of Lp[a] and other independent risk factors for CHD in Asian Indians and their USA counterparts

Evaluation of Lp[a] and other independent risk factors for CHD in Asian Indians and their USA counterparts

Conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) do not completely account for the observed increase in premature CHD in people from the Indian subcontinent or for Asian Indians who have immigrated to the USA. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of immigration to the US...

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Main Authors: Ron C. Hoogeveen, Jasvinder K. Gambhir, D.S. Gambhir, Kay T. Kimball, Karima Ghazzaly, John W. Gaubatz, Meena Vaduganathan, Rohini S. Rao, Marlys Koschinsky, Joel D. Morrisett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
polymorphism
phenotyping
coronary heart disease
Asian Indians
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520303825

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