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Clinical features and genetic analysis of autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2003
Harada-Shiba Mariko, Takagi Atsuko, Miyamoto Yoshihiro, Tsushima Motoo, Ikeda Yasuyuki, Yokoyama Shinji, Yamamoto Akira
Abstract excerpt
Previously we have reported on siblings with severe hypercholesterolemia, xanthomas, and premature atherosclerosis without any impairment of low-density lipoprotein receptor in their fibroblasts as a first characterization of autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia (ARH). Recently, mutations were identified for this disease in a gene encoding a putative adaptor protein. The purpose of this study was to examine...
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