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Comparative Study
. 1987 Sep 15;168(1):27-31.
doi: 10.1016/0009-8981(87)90263-4.

Black-white differences in serum Lp(a) lipoprotein levels

H J Parra  1 , I Luyéyé, C Bouramoué, C Demarquilly, J C Fruchart
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Comparative Study

Black-white differences in serum Lp(a) lipoprotein levels

H J Parra et al. Clin Chim Acta. .

Abstract

Serum Lp(a) lipoprotein was determined in 81 black and 81 white healthy men and women matched for sex and age. The results show a highly significant increase of Lp(a) concentrations in blacks as compared to whites, and confirm the notion that Lp(a) lipoprotein levels are race-dependent. Whether high values of Lp(a) play an atherogenic role in blacks remains to be established in further studies.

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