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Phenotype diversity among patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: A cohort study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2016
Raal Frederick J, Sjouke Barbara, Hovingh G Kees, Isaac Barton F
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AIMS: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare disorder usually caused by mutations in both alleles of the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR). Premature death, often before the age of 20 years, was a common fate for patients with HoFH prior to the introduction of statins in 1990 and the use of lipoprotein apheresis. Consequently, HoFH has been widely considered a condition exclusive to...
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