title: [Lipoprotein Lp(a): a new risk factor of atherogenesis].
abstract: Lp(a) is a lipoprotein present in all individuals in concentrations that are genetically determined. Its structure is characterized by the presence of an apoprotein with a high carbohydrate content called apoprotein a. Since 1972, numerous concordant data have endowed Lp(a) with a high risk of atherogenesis. This risk applies to the coronary and cervico-encephalic arteries. For the latter, Lp(a) even is a lipid parameter regarded as a major risk factor. The origin and metabolism of Lp(a) are little known, by they seem to differ from those of low-density lipoproteins. Its specific apoprotein of Lp(a). At the moment, there is no simple dietetic or medicinal treatment that can lower substantially the serum level of Lp(a).
authors.affiliation: Service d'endocrinologie-métabolisme, l'Hôpital, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davidoff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruckert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giral
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doumith
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thervet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Truffert
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: de Gennes
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D017270:Lipoprotein(a); D008074:Lipoproteins
vernacular_title: La lipoprotéine Lp (a): nouveau facteur de risque athérogène.