Article
Genetic and environmental factors affecting the incidence of coronary artery disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Arteriosclerosis and thrombosis : a journal of vascular biology - 1 Jan 2000
Hill J S, Hayden M R, Frohlich J, Pritchard P H
Abstract excerpt
This study explores the influence of selected genetic and environmental factors on the clinical expression of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). A detailed examination of the physical and biochemical features of FH was performed in a large cohort of 208 females and 156 males. Females with FH had higher levels of total, low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
- Incidence
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Male
- Middle Aged
