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A novel type of familial hypercholesterolemia: double heterozygous mutations in LDL receptor and LDL receptor adaptor protein 1 gene.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2011
Tada Hayato, Kawashiri Masa-aki, Ohtani Rumiko, Noguchi Tohru, Nakanishi Chiaki, Konno Tetsuo, Hayashi Kenshi, Nohara Atsushi, Inazu Akihiro, Kobayashi Junji, Mabuchi Hiroshi, Yamagishi Masakazu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia (ARH) is an extremely rare inherited hypercholesterolemia, the cause of which is mutations in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor adaptor protein 1 (LDLRAP1) gene. METHODS: A total of 146 heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemic (FH) patients with a mutation in LDLR gene were screened for genes encoding proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9)...
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