Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in South Asians in North America Journal Articles

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abstract

This report demonstrates that South Asians living in North America have elevated levels of Lp(a) compared with North American whites. Elevated Lp(a) levels may account, in part, for the tendency of South Asians to develop premature coronary heart disease (CHD).

authors

Anand, Sonia
Enas, Enas A
Pogue, Janice
Haffner, Steven
Pearson, Thomas
Yusuf, Salim

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published

publication date

February 1998

has subject area

1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
Adult (MeSH)
Asia (MeSH)
Asian People (MeSH)
Coronary Disease (MeSH)
Cross-Sectional Studies (MeSH)
Endocrinology & Metabolism (Science Metrix)
Female (MeSH)
Humans (MeSH)
Lipoprotein(a) (MeSH)
Male (MeSH)
Middle Aged (MeSH)
North America (MeSH)
Risk Factors (MeSH)
White People (MeSH)

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Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental Journal