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Facts about Apolipoprotein(a).
Inhibits tissue-type plasminogen activator 1. Lp(a) may be a ligand for megalin/Gp 330.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | LPA |
| Uniprot: | P08519 |
| Entrez: | 4018 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| peptidase S1 family |

AK38; antiangiogenic AK38 protein; Apo(a); APOA; apolipoprotein(a); EC 3.4.21; EC 3.4.21.-; EC 3.4.21.7; lipoprotein, Lp(a); LP; lp(a)
Mass (kDA):
501.319 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6q25.3-q26 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (160531482..160664275, complement) |




PMID: 3670400 by McLean J.W., et al. cDNA sequence of human apolipoprotein(a) is homologous to plasminogen.
PMID: 7848387 by Pfaffinger D., et al. Amplification of human APO(a) kringle 4-37 from blood lymphocyte DNA.