Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA account for most of the increase in lipoprotein(a) level elevation in African Americans compared with European Americans

J-P Chretien; Josef Coresh; Yvette Berthier‐Schaad; W.H. Linda Kao; Nancy E. Fink; M J Klag; Santica M. Marcovina; Federico Giaculli; Michael W. Smith

doi:10.1136/jmg.2006.042119

July 13, 2006Journal of Medical GeneticsOpen Access

Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA account for most of the increase in lipoprotein(a) level elevation in African Americans compared with European Americans

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Multiple low-prevalence alleles in LPA can account for the large between-population difference in serum Lp(a) levels between European Americans and African Americans.

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Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA account for most of the increase in lipoprotein(a) level elevation in African Americans compared with European Americans

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Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA account for most of the increase in lipoprotein(a) level elevation in African Americans compared with European Americans

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