LPA and coronary artery disorder: A genome wide association study showed that a cluster of genes-solute carrier family 22 member 3 (SLC22A3), lipoprotein (a)-like 2 (LPAL2), and lipoprotein (a) (LPA) on chromosome 6q26-27 was strongly associated with CAD risk [15]. LPA gene in the 6q26-27 region encodes apo(a) of the Lp(a) lipoprotein particle [9].