LPA, lipoprotein(a), 4018

N. diseases: 340; N. variants: 49
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1704429
Disease: Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Familial
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Familial
0.020 Biomarker disease BEFREE Common familial lipid disorders associated with premature heart disease include familial lipoprotein(a) excess, familial dyslipidemia (elevated triglycerides and decreased HDL cholesterol), familial combined hyperlipidemia (elevations of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and often decreased HDL cholesterol), familial hypoapobetalipoproteinemia (elevated apolipoprotein B levels), familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia (low HDL cholesterol levels), and familial hypercholesterolemia (elevated LDL cholesterol levels). 7802728 1994
CUI: C1704429
Disease: Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Familial
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Familial
0.020 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Although there is consensus that lipid variables, especially lipoprotein(a), are heritable and that elevated LDL cholesterol levels should be treated, there are no clear definitions of the common familial lipid disorders associated with premature CHD (lipoprotein(a) excess, FCH, familial dyslipidemia, familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia, familial hypercholesterolemia), nor do we have clear guidelines for the treatment of most of these disorders. 8283932 1994