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Lipoprotein Lp(a): effects of allelic variation at the LPA locus.
The Journal of experimental zoology - 1 Jan 2000
Rainwater D L, Kammerer C M
Abstract excerpt
Concentrations of the lipoprotein Lp(a) vary widely in healthy individuals, but in many studies, high concentrations are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease. On the basis of lipid and protein composition, Lp(a) is a variant of the atherogenic low-density lipoprotein but differs in possessing the unique apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)]. Lp(a) concentrations are controlled at the level of biosynthesis of the...
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