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[Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia].
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir - 1 Oct 2014
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Familiar hypercholesterolemia (FH) is genetic disease characterized with extremely high levels of cholesterol leading to cholesterol deposition in skin and tissues and premature atherosclerosis due to defective LDL receptors. In homozygous individuals (HoFH) premature cardiovascular (CV) events and aortic stenosis could develop at very early ages due to the exposure of the vessels including aorta to high lipid...
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