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Molecular-genetic aspects of familial hypercholesterolemia.
Endocrine regulations - 1 Jul 2015
Gabcova-Balaziova D, Stanikova D, Vohnout B, Huckova M, Stanik J, Klimes I, Raslova K, Gasperikova D
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the world's most abundant and the most common heritable disorder of lipid metabolism. The prevalence of the disease in general population is 1:500. Therefore the approximate number of FH patients all over the world is 14 million. From the genetic point of view the disease originates as a result of mutations in genes affecting the processing of LDL particles from circulation,...
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