Structural and functional polymorphism of lipoprotein(a): biological and clinical implications.

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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a variant of low-density lipoprotein, is heterogeneous in density because of variability in the content and composition of its core lipids and size polymorphism of its specific glycoprotein component, apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)]. In some individuals, density polymorphism may also derive from the fact that Lp(a) contains 2 mol of apo(a) per mole of apoB100, contrary to the more common 1:1...

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