How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1). McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.173. Accessed December 22, 2024.
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Authors: Andrew Don-Wauchope, Vasudhevan T. Chetty, Joško Ivica, Peter Kavsak, Waliul I. Khan, Matthew Lafreniere, Kazem Nouri
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Authors: Bogdan Solnica
For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.
Analyte [material]
Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) [S/P]
Reference range, target level, or decision threshold
>125 mg/dL!!!
Age-specific and sex-specific reference intervals. The ratio of ApoB/ApoA1 is important for cardiovascular risk calculation.
Interpretation of results
↓ Atherogenic dyslipidemia, familial hypoalphalipoproteinemia, Tangier disease, familial lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency, fish-eye disease