Professor Pia Kamstrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark
Plasma Lp(a) concentration varies widely between individuals and according to ethnic background. An estimated 1-1.5 billion people worldwide have elevated Lp(a) (≥50 mg/dL/≥100-125 nmol/L), with highest levels in those of African and South Asian ancestry, followed by White and Latino populations, and lowest levels in East Asian populations.1
