Apolipoprotein(a) Kringle-IV Type 2 Copy Number Variation Is Associated with Venous Thromboembolism.

In addition to the established association between high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations and coronary artery disease, an association between Lp(a) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) has also been described. Lp(a) is controlled by genetic variants in LPA gene, coding for apolipoprotein(a), includi...

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Main Authors: Elena Sticchi, Alberto Magi, Pia R Kamstrup, Rossella Marcucci, Domenico Prisco, Ida Martinelli, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Rosanna Abbate, Betti Giusti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4762703?pdf=render