Lipoprotein a - Lp(a)
Lp(a) is a genetically determined, heritable, independent and causal risk factor for ASCVD. About 1 in 5 people worldwide have elevated Lp(a) (>50 mg/dL or >125 nmol/L) whereas in Indians it is 25 %. Epidemiological, genome-wide association and mendelian randomization studies have demonstrated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483223004790 |