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Evaluation of clinical diagnosis criteria of familial ligand defective apoB 100 and lipoprotein phenotype comparison between LDL receptor gene mutations affecting ligand-binding domain and the R3500Q mutation of the apoB gene in patients from a South European population.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Mar 2008
Ejarque Ismael, Real Jose T, Martinez-Hervas Sergio, Chaves F Javier, Blesa Sebastian, Garcia-Garcia Ana B, Millan Enrique, Ascaso Juan F, Carmena Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and familial defective apoB 100 (FDB) are characterized by increased plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) levels and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). FDB is clinically indistinguishable from FH. The aims of this study were to evaluate clinical diagnosis criteria for FDB and to compare the lipoprotein phenotype between carriers of LDL receptor (LDLR) gene...
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