Article
[Low density lipoprotein receptor gene mutations in patients with clinical diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia.].
Kardiologiia - 1 Jan 2004
Meshkov A N, Stambol'skiĭ D V, Krapivner S R, Bochkov V N, Kukharchuk V V, Malyshev P P
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene mutations cause familial hypercholesterolemia which is associated with elevated risk of ischemic heart disease. AIM: To define LDLR gene mutations in unrelated patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in Russia. METHODS: PCR- single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis, automated DNA sequencing, and test for the presence of the...
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