Lipoprotein A resembles:
Correct Answer: Plasminogen
Description: Ans. A. Plasminogen(Ref: Chatterjea and Shinde 8/e page 448)LpaAlmost silmilar to LDL.Apo (a) is attached to apo B100 by disulphide bond.Major site of clearance of Lp(a) is liver.Strongly associated with Atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction.Apo A has significant homology with plasminogenQ.It interferes with activation of plasminogen to plasmin,Hence fibrin clot is not lysed.Susceptible to Intravascular thrombosis.
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