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PCSK9 Molecule: Characteristics and Clinical Importance

Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2019

Abstract

Objective: Introducing the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9/NARC1) molecule, which significantly participates in lipid metabolism, to describe its chemical structure and properties, its role in metabolism and last but not least its clinical significance. Conclusion: Due to its important role in lipid metabolism, the PCSK9 molecule becomes a very interesting and important analyte across clinical disciplines