A myeloperoxidase precursor, pro-myeloperoxidase, is present in human plasma and elevated in cardiovascular disease patients

• Irada S. Khalilova ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Irada S. Khalilova, Nina Dickerhof

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Current address: Centre for Cell Pathology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan

  Affiliation Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

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• Nina Dickerhof ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Irada S. Khalilova, Nina Dickerhof

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: nina.dickerhof@otago.ac.nz

  Affiliation Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2269-4595

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• Tessa J. Mocatta,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

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• Catriona J. Bhagra,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  Affiliation Cardiology Department, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

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• Dougal R. McClean,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Cardiology Department, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand

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• Christian Obinger,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Division of Biochemistry, BOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

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• Anthony J. Kettle

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand

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