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Frequency distributions of apolipoprotein(a) kringle IV repeat alleles and their effects on lipoprotein(a) levels in Caucasian, Asian, and African populations: the distribution of null alleles is non-random.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 1996
Kraft H G, Lingenhel A, Pang R W, Delport R, Trommsdorff M, Vermaak H, Janus E D, Utermann G
Abstract excerpt
A size polymorphism (K IV VNTR) and largely unknown sequence variation in the apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] gene on chromosome 6q26-q27 together determine most of the extreme variation in apo(a) glycoprotein expression and lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] plasma concentration in Caucasians. We have determined Lp(a) plasma concentrations, the number of kringle IV (K IV) repeats in the apo(a) gene and the expression of the...
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