The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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October 13, 2003
Lp-PLA2: a New Marker of Vascular Risk
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Lp-PLA2: a New Marker of Vascular Risk
October 13, 2003 (Issue: 1167)
Lipoprotein associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), an enzyme involved in the repair of oxidative damage to lipoproteins, causes release of inflammatory mediators associated with atherosclerosis. A new assay, PLAC (diaDexus, Inc.), is now available to...more
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