id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_ndb4h73alndd3eepotcaunbgby Sotirios Tsimikas In search of a physiological function of lipoprotein(a): causality of elevated Lp(a) levels and reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes 2018.0 4 .pdf application/pdf 4038 446 67 In search of a physiological function of lipoprotein(a): causality of elevated Lp(a) levels and reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes1 association of very low lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels (<10 In the latest cross-sectional study reported in the current issue of the Journal of Lipid Research, Mu-Han-Ha-Li (6) investigated the association of Lp(a) concentrations, LPA KIV2 repeats, and T2D in a Chinese population the risk of prevalent diabetes (i.e., T2D present on admission to the hospital) was approximately 25% less in subjects in the top tertile [median (range) 67.9 (35.3–318.5) the underlying mechanisms, low Lp(a) levels are associated with higher risk of both prevalent and incident T2D. present on Lp(a) are associated with increased cardiovascular risk (21, 22), but that the oxidized phospholipids low Lp(a) levels but large isoforms that may be causal (7). Lipoprotein(a) concentrations, isoform size, and risk of type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian Lipoprotein (a) is associated with basal insulin levels in patients ./cache/work_ndb4h73alndd3eepotcaunbgby.pdf ./txt/work_ndb4h73alndd3eepotcaunbgby.txt