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Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: an underrecognized cause of early cardiovascular disease

10 Apr 2006

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Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a monogenic disorder that affects about 1 in 500 people, with a higher prevalence in certain subpopulations such as people of Quebecois, Christian Lebanese and Dutch South Afrikaner extraction. HeFH is characterized by cholesterol deposits affecting the corneas, eyelids and extensor tendons; elevated plasma concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...

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PMID: 16606962
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051313

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