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An apparent inconsistency in parent to offspring transmission of point mutations of LDLR gene in familial hypercholesterolemia.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Aug 2009
Rabacchi Claudio, Wunsch Alessia, Ghisellini Margherita, Marino Marco, Pisciotta Livia, Bertolini Stefano, Calandra Sebastiano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), the most common form of autosomal co-dominant hypercholesterolemia, is due to mutations in the LDLR gene, mostly minute or point mutations in the coding sequence. METHODS: Analysis of LDLR gene was performed by direct resequencing and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). RESULTS: LDLR gene resequencing showed that proband I.G., with the clinical...
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