PCSK9 Associated Promoter Methylation Status in Patients with Hyperlipidemia

Background and purpose: Hyperlipidemia is one of the main risk factors for coronary artery disease and is defined as abnormal elevation of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood. Pcsk9 is the ninth member of the proprotein convertase family that binds to the LDLR on the surface of the hepatocyte, leadi...

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Main Authors: Samaneh Bahrami, Maryam Tahmasebi-birgani, Mahdi Bijanzadeh, Ali-Hossein Saberi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-14469-en.html