DISTRIBUTION OF SERUM-LIPOPROTEIN (A) CONCENTRATIONS IN A HEALTHY TURKISH POPULATION

Serum lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] concentrations are highly skewed in diff erent populations. We measured serum Lp (a) by quantitative enzyme-lin ked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 248 healthy Turkish subjects (127 m ale, 121 female). The mean Lp (a) value was 0.21 g/L and values did no t differ between the sexes. The Lp (a) frequency distribution showed l ess skewness than those of Asian and Western populations but it clearl y deviated from a Gaussian distribution. Plasma Lp (a) concentration d id not correlate significantly with age, total cholesterol, low-densit y lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-choles terol, apolipoprotein A-1 and B or triglyceride concentration.