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Angiopoietin-like 4
Pathway / Lipid retention & oxidation

Angiopoietin-like 4

ANGPTL4protein

ANGPTL4 inhibits lipoprotein lipase, impairing ApoB-lipoprotein clearance and promoting atherogenic dyslipidemia and lipid retention in Type 1 MI.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepLipid retention & oxidation
Confidencehigh
RationaleLipoprotein lipase inhibitor; impairs triglyceride-rich lipoprotein clearance; causal dyslipidemia driver.
Also acts inEndothelial activation/erosion
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000167772

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I
30
C — confounder / Type-II
79
A — assay feasibility
68
E — evidence strength
29
T1DI (composite)
5
Specificity differential (R−C)-48.4
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)