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Racial variation in lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2 )in older adults

BACKGROUND: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2 )(Lp-PLA(2)) is a predictor of cardiovascular events that has been shown to vary with race. The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with this racial variation. METHODS: We measured Lp-PLA(2 )mass and activity in 714 healthy o...

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Autores principales: Lee, Keane K, Fortmann, Stephen P, Varady, Ann, Fair, Joan M, Go, Alan S, Quertermous, Thomas, Hlatky, Mark A, Iribarren, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21714927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-11-38