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Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in South Asians in...

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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

January 1, 1998

DOI

10.1016/s0026-0495(98)90217-7

ISSN

0026-0495

Associated Experts

Salim Yusuf

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Sonia Anand

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adult Asia Asian People Coronary Disease Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Lipoprotein(a)Male Middle Aged North America Risk Factors White People

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