Isolation, quantitation, and characterization of a stable complex formed by Lp[a] binding to triglyceride-rich lipoproteins

Lipoprotein [a] (Lp[a]) is a cholesterol-rich lipoprotein resembling LDL to which a large polymorphic glycoprotein, apolipoprotein [a] (apo[a]), is covalently coupled. Lp[a] usually exists as a free-standing particle in normolipidemic subjects; however, it can associate noncovalently with triglyceri...

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Main Authors: John W. Gaubatz, Ron C. Hoogeveen, Alan S. Hoffman, Karima G. Ghazzaly, Henry J. Pownall, Juan Guevara, Jr., Marlys L. Koschinsky, Joel D. Morrisett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2001-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520315352