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[Genotype-phenotype correlations in familial hypercholesterolemia].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1999
Kajinami K
Abstract excerpt
The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene mutations cause familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), which was characterized by increased levels of LDL cholesterol and premature coronary atherosclerosis. Molecular genetic study of FH showed extreme heterogeneity in their underlying LDL receptor gene mutations, and suggested that this heterogeneity is responsible for the variability of its clinical manifestations....
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