11th LIPIDCLUB 2016 The MIGHTY MEDIC Gobal Scientific Society
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WAA/SFH Joint Congress, Paris, 27–29 April 2016
Authors: John J.P. Kastelein, Gisle Langslet, Paul Hopkins, Joep Defesche, Werner Seiz, Marie Baccara-Dinet, Sara Hamon, Poulabi Banerjee, Claudia Stefanutti, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA, Sanofi, Montpellier, France Background: Next Generation Sequencing was performed to examine treatment response with alirocumab in patients carrying one or more causative mutation(s) in five familial …
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased risk of developing premature coronary heart disease. The prevalence of heterozygous and homozygous FH has been estimated to be 1:200 to 1:500 and 1:160,000 to 1:1,000,000, respectively. In plasma, LDL-C levels are regulated via apolipoprotein …
“PREVENTION IN PEDIATRICS – BASIS FOR HEALTHY LIFE AND LONGEVITY” 15 – 17 April 2016. Hotel Holiday Inn, Belgrade
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19927363
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20091936
The effect of lipoprotein apheresis (Direct Adsorption of Lipids, DALI) (LA) on plasma levels of pentraxin 3 (PTX3), an inflammatory marker that reflects coronary plaque vulnerability, and expression of PTX3 mRNA was evaluated in patients with hyperLp(a)lipoproteinemia and angiographically defined atherosclerosis/coronary artery disease. Eleven patients, aged 55 ± 9.3 years …