Paul Saladino· MD
LP little-a is a lipoprotein that actually is an LDL molecule with a little Apryl lipoprotein little a attach to it and it may have a role in cleaning up oxidized phospholipids from the body
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LP little-a is a lipoprotein that actually is an LDL molecule with a little Apryl lipoprotein little a attach to it and it may have a role in cleaning up oxidized phospholipids from the body
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some people think it's a molecule it's like a modified ldl that scavenges oxidized phospholipids
ldl is probably a repository for oxidized phospholipids and there are definitely people who believe that lp little a is a sacrificial lamb is a repository of oxidized phospholipids
what is LP little a it's essentially a marker of oxidized LDL more or less it's a little more complicated but LP little a appears to be a subfraction of LDL with a little able to protein little a on it that mops up oxidized lipids