Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5945594 | Atherosclerosis | 2014 | 43 Pages |
Abstract
Although TC, LDL-C, and apoB levels were comparable between African-Americans and Caucasians, the associations of these parameters with Lp(a) and allele specific apo(a) levels differed between these two ethnic groups. In African-Americans, apoB and apoB/apoA-1 remained consistently and positively associated with both Lp(a) and allele-specific apo(a) levels after adjustments for the contribution of Lp(a)-apoB. The findings suggest an interethnic difference with a closer relationship between Lp(a) and apoB among African-Americans.
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Byambaa Enkhmaa, Erdembileg Anuurad, Wei Zhang, Lars Berglund,