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Genetic polymorphisms in LDLR, APOB, PCSK9 and other lipid related genes associated with familial hypercholesterolemia in Malaysia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lye Say-Hean, Chahil Jagdish Kaur, Bagali Pramod, Alex Livy, Vadivelu Jamunarani, Ahmad Wan Azman Wan, Chan Siew-Pheng, Thong Meow-Keong, Zain Shamsul Mohd, Mohamed Rosmawati
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by elevations in total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc). Development of FH can result in the increase of risk for premature cardiovascular diseases (CVD). FH is primarily caused by genetic variations in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR), Apolipoprotein B (APOB) or Proprotein Convertase...
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