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Familial hypercholesterolaemia: the Cape Town experience.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Feb 2008

Firth Jean C, Marais A David

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Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder characterised by elevated plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, tendon xanthomata and premature ischaemic heart disease, is amenable to treatment with modern medication. The clinical and biochemical details of 1 031 patients with FH were analysed. FH is the most common monogenic disorder of lipoprotein metabolism...

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