Genetics of the Lp lipoprotein in Japanese-Americans.

Morton N E, Berg K, Dahlen G, Ferrell R E, Rhoads G G

Genet Epidemiol. 1985;2(2):113-21. doi: 10.1002/gepi.1370020202.

Segregation analysis of four Lp assays on 557 children in 227 families reveals a dominant major gene and a residual heritable component that may reflect one or more alleles of weaker effect. Close or moderate linkage to esterase-D (ESD) is excluded.