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PCSK9 Levels and Metabolic Profiles in Elderly Subjects with Different Glucose Tolerance under Statin Therapy

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) degrades low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) receptors, and thus regulates the LDL-C levels in the circulation. Type 2 diabetics often have elevated LDL-C levels. However, the functions of PCSK9 in patients with alterations of glu-cose me...

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Autores principales: Mäkelä, Kari A., Jokelainen, Jari, Stenbäck, Ville, Auvinen, Juha, Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Tulppo, Mikko, Leppäluoto, Juhani, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Herzig, Karl-Heinz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33801208
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050994