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Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) in children: the significance of early development of hyperapoB lipoproteinemia, obesity and aging.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2002
Kuromori Yuki, Okada Tomoo, Iwata Fujihiko, Hara Mitsuhiko, Noto Nobutaka, Harada Kensuke
Abstract excerpt
It is not easy to make diagnose FCHL in children, since a clear expression of lipoprotein abnormality is unlikely and standard criteria have not yet been established. We investigated eight cases of childhood FCHL and their families with respect to familial history, anthropometric parameters and serum lipoprotein levels, to explore the characteristics of childhood FCHL. To diagnose childhood FCHL it is necessary...
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