The apolipoprotein (a) gene: a transcribed hypervariable locus controlling plasma lipoprotein (a) concentration.

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Published in Hum Genet on November 01, 1992

Authors

H G Kraft1, S Köchl, H J Menzel, C Sandholzer, G Utermann

Author Affiliations

1: Institut für Medizinische Biologie und Humangenetik, Universität Innsbruck, Austria.

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