PCSK9 deficiency results in increased ectopic fat accumulation in experimental models and in humans

© 2017, © The European Society of Cardiology 2017. Background: Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates low-density lipoprotein and very low-density lipoprotein receptor expression in several tissues. Here we evaluated whether PCSK9 may modulate the handling of triglycerides...

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Main Authors: Baragetti, A., Balzarotti, G., Grigore, L., Pellegatta, F., Guerrini, U., Pisano, G., Fracanzani, A., Fargion, S., Norata, Giuseppe, Catapano, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63473