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Apheresis-inducible cytokine pattern change in children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis - 1 Jun 2013
Küçükçongar Aynur, Yenicesu Idil, Tümer Leyla, Kasapkara Ciğdem Seher, Ezgü Fatih Süheyl, Paşaoğlu Ozge, Demirtaş Canan, Celik Bülent, Dilsiz Günter, Hasanoğlu Alev
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that leads to severe atherosclerosis related cardiovascular complications in young adults. Extracorporeal elimination is a method of LDL-lowering procedures effective in patients with homozygous or severe heterozygous FH utilized in cases. The recruitment of leucocytes into the arterial intima is dependent on a cascade of events mediated through a diverse family...
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