Lipid-protein complexes involved in the transportation and metabolism of lipids in the body. They are spherical particles consisting of a hydrophobic core of TRIGLYCERIDES and CHOLESTEROL ESTERS surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic free CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and APOLIPOPROTEINS. Lipoproteins are classified by their varying buoyant density and sizes. (Experimental Factor Ontology, EFO_0003836)
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18 genes associated with the disease lipoprotein in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the GAD Gene-Disease Associations dataset.