[ The K4 and PN repeat polymorphisms largely explain the high variability of serum Lp(a) levels. A haplotype with <or=8 PN and <or=22 K4 repeats is characterized by high concentrations of small Lp(a) particles. Our observation that this haplotype was associated with MI independently of Lp(a) serum levels may suggest that Lp(a) particle size in addition to its concentration may modulate MI risk in women.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature.
DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE