A novel but frequent variant in LPA KIV-2 is associated with a pronounced Lp(a) and cardiovascular risk reduction

Stefan Coassin; Gertraud Erhart; Hansi Weißensteiner; Mariana E. G. de Araújo; Claudia Lamina; Sebastian Schönherr; Lukas Forer; Margot Haun; Jamie Lee Losso; Anna Köttgen; Konrad Schmidt; Gerd Utermann; Annette Peters; Christian Gieger; Konstantin Strauch; Armin Finkenstedt; Reto Bale; Heinz Zoller; Bernhard Paulweber; Kai‐Uwe Eckardt; Alexander Hüttenhofer; Lukas A. Huber; Florian Kronenberg

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehx174

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A highly frequent but until now undetected variant in the LPA KIV-2 region is strongly associated with reduced Lp(a) concentrations and reduced cardiovascular risk in LMW individuals.

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