Inhibition of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 reduces complex coronary atherosclerotic plaque development.

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Published in Nat Med on September 21, 2008

Authors

Robert L Wilensky1, Yi Shi, Emile R Mohler, Damir Hamamdzic, Mark E Burgert, Jun Li, Anthony Postle, Robert S Fenning, James G Bollinger, Bryan E Hoffman, Daniel J Pelchovitz, Jisheng Yang, Rosanna C Mirabile, Christine L Webb, LeFeng Zhang, Ping Zhang, Michael H Gelb, Max C Walker, Andrew Zalewski, Colin H Macphee

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1: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 9 Gates, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. robert.wilensky@uphs.upenn.edu

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