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Abstract
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.
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- Lipoprotein (a)
- Lipoprotein Lp(a)
- Lipoprotein a
- Lipoprotein (a-)
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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93; was LIPOPROTEIN LP(A) (NM) 1977-92
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- Lipoproteins (1977-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lipoprotein(a). Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017270. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017270
- Lipoprotein(a). In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoprotein(a)
- Lipoprotein(a). In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21112670