Lipoprotein (a) as a cause of cardiovascular disease: insights from epidemiology, genetics, and biology
Human epidemiologic and genetic evidence using the Mendelian randomization approach in large-scale studies now strongly supports that elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a causal risk factor for cardiovascular disease, that is, for myocardial infarction, atherosclerotic stenosis, and aortic valve st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520345685 |