Rare genetic causes of autosomal dominant or recessive hypercholesterolaemia

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Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a human inherited disorder of metabolism characterised by increased serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. It is caused by defects in the LDL-receptor pathway that impair normal uptake and clearance of LDL by the liver. The commonest cause of FH is mutations in LDLR, the gene for the LDL receptor, but defects also occur in APOB that encodes its major protein...

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