In what is the largest, most ethnically diverse long-term study of a U.S. population, a University of California, Irvine research team found that an under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] can help predict future cardiovascular disease.
UC Irvine-led research team shows importance of under-recognized genetic factor lipoprotein(a) in predicting heart disease in a large multiethnic US population
![An illustration of the under-recognized genetic cholesterol-like particle called lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]](https://heart.uci.edu/files/2024/04/wong-illustration-for-press-release-png-4c58d5316e0059f3.png)