Cladistic analysis of human apolipoprotein A4 polymorphisms in relation to quantitative plasma lipid risk factors of coronary heart disease

GQ Wang, M DiPietro, K Roeder… - Annals of human …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic variation in several genes involved in lipid metabolism is known to affect population
variation in quantitative lipid risk factor profiles for coronary heart disease (CHD). The …

Studies on apolipoprotein (a) phenotypes. Part 2. Phenotype frequencies and Lp (a) concentrations in different phenotypes in patients with angiographically defined …

A Abe, A Noma, YJ Lee, H Yamaguchi - Atherosclerosis, 1992 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we have evaluated serum Lp (a) concentrations, the frequencies of Lp
(a) phenotypes and alleles and the association between the Lp (a) phenotypes and serum …

Influence of two apo A4 polymorphisms at codons 347 and 360 on non-fasting plasma lipoprotein-lipids and apolipoproteins in Asian Indians

N Saha, G Wang, S Vasisht, MI Kamboh - Atherosclerosis, 1997 - Elsevier
Apolipoprotein A-IV (apo A-IV, protein; apo A4, gene) is a major constituent of triglyceride-
rich and high-density lipoprotein particles and may, therefore, play an important role in lipid …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Differences in Lp [a] concentrations and apo [a] polymorphs between black and white Americans

SM Marcovina, JJ Albers, E Wijsman, Z Zhang… - Journal of lipid …, 1996 - Elsevier
Lp [a] concentrations in nmol/L and apo [a] size isoforms, expressed in terms of the relative
number of apo [a] kringle 4 (K4) repeats, were determined in 3959 whites and blacks from …

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 …

Genetic variation in lipoprotein (a) levels in families enriched for coronary artery disease is determined almost entirely by the apolipoprotein (a) gene locus.

CA DeMeester, X Bu, RJ Gray, AJ Lusis… - American journal of …, 1995 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)(Lp [a]) is a cholesterol-rich lipoprotein resembling LDL but also
containing a large polypeptide designated apolipoprotein (a)(apo [a]). Its levels are highly …

Lipoprotein (a) concentrations, apolipoprotein (a) phenotypes, and peripheral arterial disease in three independent cohorts

A Laschkolnig, B Kollerits, C Lamina… - Cardiovascular …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims The relevance of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] concentrations and low-molecular-weight
(LMW) apo (a) phenotypes in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has only been investigated …