Structural basis for the pathophysiology of lipoprotein(a) in the athero-thrombotic process
Lipoprotein Lp(a) is a major and independent genetic risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. The essential difference between Lp(a) and low density lipoproteins (LDL) is apolipoprotein apo(a), a glycoprotein structurally similar to plasminogen, the precursor of plasmin, the fibri...
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| Taal: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-11-01
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| Reeks: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online toegang: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997001100002 |