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Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a plasma lipoprotein that consists of a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle containing APO B-100 and apolipoprotein(a), linked by a disulphide bridge. There is evidence that higher serum level of Lp(a) is a predictor of various vascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, coronary stenosis, re-occlusion of aortocoronary bypass vein grafts, peripheral atherosclerosis and cerebral infarction [1–4]. We describe a young man with a cryptogenic stroke with very high serum level of Lp(a) as the only vascular risk factor.
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Lentini, A., Fornengo, P., Bosco, G. et al. Cryptogenic cerebral infarction in a young patient with very high lipoprotein(a) serum level as the only risk factor. Neurol Sci 28, 42–44 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-007-0747-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-007-0747-7