[Clinical manifestations of familial hypercholesterolemia in Mediterranean population].

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BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia is defined by a genetically elevated concentration of plasma cholesterol. This is a descriptive and retrospective study to evaluate the prevalence of clinical manifestations of FH clinically diagnosed in our setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 114 non-related patients, from lipid clinics, entered into the study. Analytical criteria were total cholesterol over 7.8 mmol/l (300...

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