Angiopoietin-like 3
ANGPTL3proteinANGPTL3 reduces triglyceride-rich lipoprotein atherogenicity and predicts adverse atherosclerotic events.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepLipid retention & oxidation
Confidencehigh
RationaleLipoprotein-metabolism regulator; suppresses TRL-remnant cholesterol and atherosclerosis.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates3
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000132855
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I26
C — confounder / Type-II35
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength17
T1DI (composite)6
Specificity differential (R−C)-8.8
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(5)
- Multi-omics data integration from patients with carotid stenosis illuminates key molecular signatures of atherosclerotic instability.Genome medicine · 2026 · PMID 41652626 · doi
- Remnant cholesterol - The transition from biomarker to risk factor.Atherosclerosis · 2026 · PMID 42178199 · doi
- Angiopoietin-like proteins in atherosclerosis.Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry · 2021 · PMID 34153276 · doi
- Angiopoietin-like 3 in lipoprotein metabolism.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2017 · PMID 28984319 · doi
- Post-GWAS methodologies for localisation of functional non-coding variants: ANGPTL3.Atherosclerosis · 2015 · PMID 26800306 · doi