ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CIRCULATING LEVELS OF PLASMA OF PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN TYPE 9 AND VASCULAR OUTCOMES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN DIABETIC PATIENTS

Authors :: Nicole Mastrogiovanni
Clinton D. Brown
Ayobami Eluwole
Ahmed Bakillah
Mohammed Afzal
Paul Dreizen
Mohamed Boutjdir
Carl Rosenberg
Jason Lazar
Arye Kremer
Moro O. Salifu
Fasika Tedla
Ajibola M. Adedayo
John La Rosa
Mary Ann Banerji
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A1824
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2018.
Abstract: Studies showed conflicting results for the association of circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) with glycemic parameters and risk of type 2 diabetes. Whether plasma levels of PCSK9 could directly influence vascular function is still unclear. The present study aims to

Subjects :: African american
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
PCSK9
fungi
Subtilisin
Type 2 diabetes
medicine.disease
Proprotein convertase
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
medicine
Kexin
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Vascular function
Glycemic

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