sentences:  Lipoprotein(a) was discovered in 1963 by Kåre Berg.The human gene encoding apolipoprotein(a) was successfully cloned in 1987.Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] consists of an LDL-like particle and the specific apolipoprotein(a), which is bound covalently to the apoB contained in the outer shell of the particle.