Here's the prototypical male with lipoprotein(a):
Several features stand out in the majority of men with lipoprotein(a), Lp(a):
Slender --Sometimes absurdly so: BMIs of 21-23 are not uncommon. These are the people who claim they can't gain weight.
Intelligent --Above average to way above average intelligence is the rule.
Gravitate to technical work --Plenty of engineers, scientists, accountants, and other people who work with numbers and/or technical details are more likely to have Lp(a).
Enjoy high levels of aerobic performance --I tell my Lp(a) patients that, if they want to see a bunch of other people with Lp(a), go to a marathon or triathlon. They'll see plenty of people with the pattern among the aerobically-elite.
Are rabid fans of Star Trek .
Okay, I made the last one up. But the rest are uncannilly true, shared by the majority (though not all) men with Lp(a).
Why? I can only speculate that the gene(s) for Lp(a) are closely linked to gene(s) for intelligence of a quantitative kind and some factor that enhances aerobic performance or yields a desirable emotional state with exercise.
Oddly, the same patterns tend not to occur in women in Lp(a). I have yet to discern a personality or body configuration phenotype among the ladies.