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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001054
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001054
Preferred Name

Apolipoproteins A

Definitions
Structural proteins of the alpha-lipoproteins (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS), including APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I and APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II. They can modulate the activity of LECITHIN CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE. These apolipoproteins are low in atherosclerotic patients. They are either absent or present in extremely low plasma concentration in TANGIER DISEASE.
Synonyms
Apo-A
ApoA
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