The mixed benefit of low lipoprotein(a) in type 2 diabetes.
Michel P HermansSylvie A AhnMichel F RousseauPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2017)
Low Lp(a) appears both beneficial and unhealthy in T2DM. It is associated with unfavourable cardiometabolic phenotype, lesser BCF, poorer glycemic control, and increased microvascular damage despite being linked to markedly reduced CAD, suggesting that Lp(a)-related vascular risk) follows a J-shaped curve.