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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lipoproteins > Lipoprotein(a)
Lipids > Lipoproteins > Lipoprotein(a)

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Lipoprotein(a)  

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Entry terms

  • Lipoprotein (a)
  • Lipoprotein a
  • Lipoprotein Lp(a)

Scope note

  • A lipoprotein that resembles the LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS but with an extra protein moiety, APOPROTEIN (A) also known as APOLIPOPROTEIN (A), linked to APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100 on the LDL by one or two disulfide bonds. High plasma level of lipoprotein (a) is associated with increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

History note

  • 93; was LIPOPROTEIN LP(A) (NM) 1977-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017270

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