Human Serum PCSK9 Is Elevated at Parturition in Comparison to Nonpregnant Subjects While Serum PCSK9 from Umbilical Cord Blood is Lower Compared to Maternal Blood

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Correlations in Control (A-E) and Maternal (F-J) cohorts between serum PCSK9 (ng/mL) and TC (mmol/L: A and F), LDL-C (mmol/L: B and G), TG (mmol/L: C and H), HDL-C (mmol/L: D and I) and TC/HDL-C (E and J). Correlations were made using the Spearman’s correlation test at a 95% confidence interval.

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