Frequency distributions of apolipoprotein (a) kringle IV repeat alleles and their effects on lipoprotein (a) levels in Caucasian, Asian, and African populations: the …

HG Kraft, A Lingenhel, RWC Pang, R Delport… - European Journal of …, 1996 - nature.com
Abstract A size polymorphism (K IV VNTR) and largely unknown sequence variation in the
apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)] gene on chromosome 6q26–q27 together determine most of the …

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in exons of the apo (a) kringles IV types 6 to 10 domain affect Lp (a) plasma concentrations and have different patterns in Africans …

M Ogorelkova, HG Kraft, C Ehnholm… - Human molecular …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a complex of apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)] and low-density
lipoprotein which is associated with atherothrombotic disease. Lp (a) plasma levels are …

Significant impact of the+ 93 C/T polymorphism in the apolipoprotein (a) gene on Lp (a) concentrations in Africans but not in Caucasians: confounding effect of linkage …

HG Kraft, M Windegger, HJ Menzel… - Human molecular …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a quantitative genetic trait in human plasma associated
with atherothrombotic disease. The major determinant of Lp (a) concentration is the …

Apolipoprotein (a) kringle IV repeat number predicts risk for coronary heart disease

HG Kraft, A Lingenhel, S Kochl… - … , and vascular biology, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
A high plasma concentration of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] has been suggested as a risk factor for
coronary heart disease (CHD), but some recent prospective studies have questioned the …

Sequence polymorphisms in the apo (a) gene associated with specific levels of Lp (a) in plasma

V Mooser, FP Mancini, S Bopp… - Human molecular …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Most of the Interindividual variations in plasma levels of lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] can be
attributed to sequence differences linked to the apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)] locus. Plasma …

The apolipoprotein (a) kringle IV repeats which differ from the major repeat kringle are present in variably-sized isoforms

YY Hoek, ME Wittekoek, U Beisiegel… - Human molecular …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Elevated levels of plasma lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] have been correlated with the development
of atherosclerosis in human populations. Apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a); the distinguishing …

Sequence microheterogeneity in apolipoprotein (a) gene repeats and the relationship to plasma Lp (a) levels

FP Mancini, V Mooser, R Guerra… - Human molecular …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is a cholesterol ester-rich atherogenic lipoprotein that is
composed of a particle of low density lipoprotein and a large glycoprotein, apolipoprotein …

Determination of lipoprotein (a) kringle repeat number from genomic DNA: copy number variation genotyping using qPCR

MB Lanktree, C Rajakumar, JH Brunt… - Journal of lipid …, 2009 - ASBMB
Plasma lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] concentration is related to risk of cardiovascular disease. The
defining protein component of Lp (a) particles, apolipoprotein (a)[apo (a)], is encoded by the …

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 …

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) …