LPAL2, Official Symbol LPAL2provided by HGNC Official Full Name lipoprotein(a) like 2 (pseudogene)provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:21210 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000290613 MIM:611682; AllianceGenome:HGNC:21210 Gene type pseudo RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as APOA2; APOAL; APOARGC; apo(a)rg-C Summary Apolipoprotein(a) is the distinguishing protein moiety of lipoprotein(a), of which elevated plasma levels are correlated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. This gene is similar to the lipoprotein, Lp(a) gene, but all transcripts produced by this gene contain a truncated open reading frame and are candidates for nonsense-mediated decay. Consequently, this gene is considered to be a pseudogene. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009] Expression Biased expression in liver (RPKM 3.4), testis (RPKM 0.5) and 8 other tissues See more