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Familial defective apolipoprotein B-100: A review.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Andersen Lars H, Miserez André R, Ahmad Zahid, Andersen Rolf L
Abstract excerpt
Familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of lipid metabolism associated with hyperlipidemia and elevated risk for atherosclerosis. FDB is caused by mutations in APOB reducing the binding affinity between apolipoprotein B-100 and the low-density lipoprotein receptor. Population studies suggest that approximately 0.1% of Northern Europeans and US Caucasians carries the...
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