Article
A Rare Coincidence of Sitosterolemia and Familial Mediterranean Fever Identified by Whole Exome Sequencing.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jul 2016
Tada Hayato, Kawashiri Masa-Aki, Okada Hirofumi, Endo Saori, Toyoshima Yuka, Konno Tetsuo, Nohara Atsushi, Inazu Akihiro, Takao Akira, Mabuchi Hiroshi, Yamagishi Masakazu, Hayashi Kenshi
Abstract excerpt
Whole exome sequencing (WES) technologies have accelerated genetic studies of Mendelian disorders, yielding approximately 30% diagnostic success. We encountered a 13-year-old Japanese female initially diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia on the basis of clinical manifestations of severe hypercholesterolemia (initial LDL cholesterol=609 mg/dl at the age of one) and systemic intertriginous xanthomas with...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
