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Apolipoprotein(a) and atherogenesis.
Pathology - 1 Jul 1993
Janus E D
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) consists of a unique apolipoprotein, apolipoprotein(a), (apo(a)) linked by a disulphide bridge to apolipoprotein B of low density lipoprotein (LDL). Apo(a) is homologous with plasminogen and exhibits genetic polymorphism with the commoner phenotypes due to larger forms being associated with lower plasma levels and the less common phenotypes associated with smaller forms and higher plasma...
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