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

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

Clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 1995

Scanu A M

Abstract excerpt

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 ma...

Topics

Apolipoprotein B-100
Apolipoproteins A
Apolipoproteins B
Humans
Lipoprotein(a)
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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