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Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is a lipoprotein first discovered by Kåre Berg in 1963 in an attempt to study variants of β lipoproteins. (1). In 1973, Berg et al. discovered that Lp (a) correlated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in a case control study (2). Today, Lp (a) is considered by most as an independent risk factor in CHD. The mechanism by which it is atherogenic is not fully understood.
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Seman, L.J., de Luca, C., Jenner, J.L. (1998). Isolation and Purification of Serum Lipoprotein (a) Using Lectin Affinity. In: Ordovas, J.M. (eds) Lipoprotein Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 110. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-582-0:131
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