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Management of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Hong Kong.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 2 May 2016
Hu Miao, Hooper Amanda J, Bockxmeer Frank M van, Watts Gerald F, Chan Juliana Cn, Tomlinson Brian
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal-dominant genetic disease characterized by elevated plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased risk of premature atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD). Patients with FH in Hong Kong were found by the identification of potential probands with primary hypercholesterolemia manifesting total cholesterol levels greater than 7.5...
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