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A novel LDLR mutation, H190Y, in a Utah kindred with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Hopkins P N, Wu L L, Stephenson S H, Xin Y, Katsumata H, Nobe Y, Nakajima T, Hirayama T, Emi M, Williams R R
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a serious disorder causing twice normal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels early in childhood and very early coronary disease in both men and women. Treatment with multiple medications together with diet can normalize cholesterol levels in many persons with FH and prevent or delay the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Previously published...
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