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HELP LDL Apheresis Reduces Plasma Pentraxin 3 in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
BACKGROUND: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a key component of the humoral arm of innate immunity, is secreted by vascular cells in response to injury, possibly aiming at tuning arterial activation associated with vascular damage. Severe hypercholesterolemia as in familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) promotes vas...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094380/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25014007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101290 |