Lipoprotein(a): what's in a measure?

Abstract

This article was prepared at the invitation of the Analytical Investigations Standing Committee of the Association of Clinical Biochemists.

Lipids and lipoprotein(a) concentrations in Pakistani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

“…This may be because glycation may be affecting Lp(a) concentrations apart from genetics which is the major determinant of Lp(a) concentrations. There is a wide variation in the concentrations of Lp(a) among individuals [24]. Therefore, in every individual, the rise may be different.…”

Comparative Study of Lipoprotein (A) Level in Patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome with Type II Diabetes and Non Diabetics in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India

“…The association of Lp(a) levels in DM has been a matter of some controversies. The major reasons for the discrepant results of the prospective studies have been attributed to the variation in study design, collection and storage of samples, methods used for statistical analysis and population differences that reflect the known ethnic variability in the distribution of Lp(a) levels and Apo(a) size isoforms (20) .…”

Lipoproteína (a) está associada com níveis basais de insulina em pacientes com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2

“…The association of Lp(a) levels in DM has been a matter of some controversies. The major reasons for the discrepant results of the prospective studies have been attributed to the variation in study design, collection and storage of samples, methods used for statistical analysis and population differences that reflect the known ethnic variability in the distribution of Lp(a) levels and Apo(a) size isoforms 35 .…”