EVALUATION OF LIPOPROTEIN (A) [LP (A)] AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE IN THE TURKISH POPULATION

Orem A., DEGER O., KULAN K., ONDER E., Kiran E., UZUNOSMANOGLU D.

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, vol.28, no.2, pp.171-173, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0009-9120(94)00078-a
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.171-173
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is an atherogenic particle that structur-ally resembles a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle but contains a molecule of apolipoprotein (a) attached to apolipoprotein B-100 by a disulfide bond. Because of the fact that elevated plasma levels of Lp (a) have been shown to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), we determined plasma Lp (a) levels in CAD for Turkish population, and compared them with previous findings of some developed countries.