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Standardization and clinical management of lipoprotein(a) measurements
1Istituto di Chimica e Microscopia Clinica dell'Università degli studi di Verona, Centro Ospedaliero Clinicizzato, Valeggio sul Mincio, VR, Italy.
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
|May 22, 1998
Abstract:
The present article proposes personal suggestions to improve determinations and clinical interpretation of results of lipoprotein(a) assays. Methods and procedures for sampling and quantification of the various isoforms of lipoprotein(a) in serum, plasma and urine are reviewed with the aim of improving the reliability and reproducibility of results and reinforcing the clinical utility of lipoprotein(a) measurements.