Apolipoprotein (a) alleles determine lipoprotein (a) particle density and concentration in plasma.

HG Kraft, C Sandholzer, HJ Menzel… - … and Thrombosis: A …, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
The distribution of Lp (a) lipoprotein (Lp [a]) and genetic apolipoprotein (a)(apo [a]) isoforms
in plasma samples from 29 healthy normolipidemic subjects of known apo (a) phenotype …

Impact of apo (a) length polymorphism and the control of plasma Lp (a) concentrations: evidence for a threshold effect

A Gaw, EA Brown, I Ford - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Plasma lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] levels are believed to be controlled predominantly by the
apolipoprotein (a)[APO (a)] gene, which encodes the apo (a) glycoprotein, a key constituent …

Lipoprotein (a) concentrations and phenotypes in controls and patients with hypercholesterolemia or hypertriglyceridemia

MM Ritter, HC Geiss, WO Richter, P Schwandt - Metabolism, 1994 - Elsevier
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] concentrations are known to be stable under various dietary
and drug regimens. Little is known about the influence of hyperlipoproteinemia on Lp (a) …

Polymorphic forms of human apolipoprotein [a]: inheritance and relationship of their molecular weights to plasma levels of lipoprotein [a].

JW Gaubatz, KI Ghanem, J Guevara, ML Nava… - Journal of Lipid …, 1990 - ASBMB
The plasma concentration of human lipoprotein [a], Lp [a], is highly correlated with coronary
artery disease. The protein moiety of Lp [a], apoLp [a], consists of two apoproteins, apo [a] …

Plasma lipoprotein (a) distribution and its correlates among Samoans

MI Kamboh, ST McGARVEY, CE Aston, RE Ferrell… - Human Biology, 2000 - JSTOR
Plasma lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)]—consisting of a disulfidelinked complex of apolipoprotein B
and apolipoprotein (a)—levels are considered to be an independent risk factor for coronary …

Molecular basis of apolipoprotein (a) isoform size heterogeneity as revealed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

C Lackner, E Boerwinkle, CC Leffert… - The Journal of …, 1991 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a cholesterol-rich lipoprotein that is distinguished by its content of a
glycoprotein called apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)]. Apo (a) varies in size among individuals …

The apolipoprotein (a) gene resides on human chromosome 6q26–27, in close proximity to the homologous gene for plasminogen

SL Frank, I Klisak, RS Sparkes, T Mohandas… - Human genetics, 1988 - Springer
Summary Apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)], the glycoprotein associated with the lipoprotein (a)[Lp
(a)] subfraction of plasma lipoproteins, has been shown to exhibit heritable molecular weight …

Variation in lipoprotein (a) concentrations among individuals with the same apolipoprotein (a) isoform is determined by the rate of lipoprotein (a) production.

DJ Rader, W Cain, LA Zech, D Usher… - The Journal of …, 1993 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is an atherogenic lipoprotein which is similar in structure to, but
metabolically distinct from, LDL. Factors regulating plasma concentrations of Lp (a) are …

A pentanucleotide repeat polymorphism in the 5'control region of the apolipoprotein (a) gene is associated with lipoprotein (a) plasma concentrations in Caucasians.

M Trommsdorff, S Köchl, A Lingenhel… - The Journal of …, 1995 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The enormous interindividual variation in the plasma concentrations of the atherogenic
lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is almost entirely controlled by the apo (a) locus on chromosome 6q26 …

Plasma lipoprotein (a) levels and expression of the apolipoprotein (a) gene are dependent on the nucleotide polymorphisms in its 5'-flanking region.

K Suzuki, M Kuriyama, T Saito… - The Journal of clinical …, 1997 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The apolipoprotein (a)(apo [a]) gene encodes a protein component of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)]
whose plasma levels vary widely among individuals. Hyper-Lp (a)-emia constitutes a risk …