Raised serum level of lipoprotein-(a) is a predictor of: (A) Cirrhosis of liver, (B) Rheumatic ahritis, (C) Atherosclerosis, (D) Cervical cancer
Answer is C. Answer is C (Atherosclerosis) Raised levels of lipoprotein a is a risk factor fir Atherosclerosis 'In addition to a high cholesterol level there is a positive correlation between atherosclerosis of coronary aery and other aeries and circulating levels of lipoprotein-(a)". Lp(a) interferes with fibrinolysis by down regulating plasmin generation and thus contibutes to atherosclerosis.