Journal article
Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in South Asians in North America
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 SS; Enas EA; Pogue J; Haffner S; Pearson T; Yusuf S
Journal
Metabolism, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 182–184
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 1998
DOI
10.1016/s0026-0495(98)90217-7
ISSN
0026-0495