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Clinical observations and treatment of pediatric homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia due to a low-density lipoprotein receptor defect.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2015
Huang Cheng-Hung, Chiu Pao-Chin, Liu Hao-Chuan, Lu Yung-Hsiu, Huang Jun-Kai, Charng Min-Ji, Niu Dau-Ming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical observation and treatment of children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) has rarely been reported. We report clinical observations and treatment of 10 ethnic Chinese children with HoFH due to low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) defect. OBJECTIVES: In children with HoFH, we evaluated the response to conventional cholesterol-lowering drug therapy and performed LDLR gene...
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