Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein(a): high frequency of small size apolipoprotein(a) isoforms

B Enkhmaa, A Abbuthalha, E Anuurad… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Levels of lipoprotein (a), Lp (a), a genetically regulated independent
cardiovascular risk factor present in humans and Old World monkeys, are impacted by the …

Molecular basis for “null” lipoprotein (a) phenotypes and the influence of apolipoprotein (a) size on plasma lipoprotein (a) level in the baboon.

AL White, JE Hixson, DL Rainwater… - Journal of Biological …, 1994 - Elsevier
High plasma levels of lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a)) and its unique apolipoprotein, apo (a), are an
independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Plasma Lp (a) levels vary over a 1000 …

Lipoprotein (a) in health and disease

F Kronenberg, A Steinmetz, GM Kostner… - Critical reviews in …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] represents an LDL-like particle to which the Lp (a)-specific
apolipoprotein (a) is linked via a disulfide bridge. It has gained considerable interest as a …

Sequence polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein (a) gene. Evidence for dissociation between apolipoprotein (a) size and plasma lipoprotein (a) levels.

JC Cohen, G Chiesa, HH Hobbs - The Journal of clinical …, 1993 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)], an apolipoprotein unique to lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)], is highly
polymorphic in size. Previous studies have indicated that the size of the apo (a) gene tends …

Identification of 34 apolipoprotein (a) isoforms: differential expression of apolipoprotein (a) alleles between American blacks and whites

SM Marcovina, ZH Zhang, VP Gaur, JJ Albers - … and biophysical research …, 1993 - Elsevier
A total of 34 different apo (a) isoforms was identified in a population sample of 806 American
Whites and 701 American Blacks by a high resolution SDS-agarose gel electrophoretic …

The apolipoprotein (a) gene: a transcribed hypervariable locus controlling plasma lipoprotein (a) concentration

HG Kraft, S Köchl, HJ Menzel, C Sandholzer… - Human genetics, 1992 - Springer
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a quantitative trait in human plasma. Lp (a) consists of a
low-density lipoprotein and the plasminogen-related apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)]. The apo (a) …

Apo (a) isoforms predict risk for coronary heart disease. A study in six populations.

C Sandholzer, N Saha, JD Kark, A Rees… - … and thrombosis: a …, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
Elevated concentrations of lipoprotein (a)(Lp [a]) in plasma are associated with premature
coronary heart disease (CHD). Lp (a) levels are largely determined by alleles at the …

Comparison of serum lipoprotein (a) distribution and its correlates among black and white populations

P BOVET, M RICKENBACH… - International journal …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Bovet P (Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine,
University of Lausanne, Bugnon 17, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland), Rickenbach M …

Lipoprotein (a) in women twins: heritability and relationship to apolipoprotein (a) phenotypes.

MA Austin, C Sandholzer, JV Selby… - American journal of …, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lp (a) is a unique lipoprotein consisting of an LDL-like particle and a characteristic protein,
apo (a). Increased levels of Lp (a) constitute a risk factor for coronary heart disease …

Apolipoprotein (a) phenotypes, Lp (a) concentration and plasma lipid levels in relation to coronary heart disease in a Chinese population: evidence for the role of the …

CH Sandholzer, E Boerwinkle, N Saha… - The Journal of …, 1992 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Elevated lipoprotein (a)(Lp [a]) concentrations are associated with premature coronary heart
disease (CHD). In the general population, Lp (a) levels are largely determined by alleles at …