Article
Lipid phenotype and heritage pattern in families with genetic hypercholesterolemia not related to LDLR, APOB, PCSK9, or APOE.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Jarauta Estíbaliz, Pérez-Ruiz María Rosario, Pérez-Calahorra Sofia, Mateo-Gallego Rocio, Cenarro Ana, Cofán Montserrat, Ros Emilio, Civeira Fernando, Tejedor Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of individuals clinically diagnosed as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) do not carry pathogenic mutations in candidate genes. Whether in them the high cholesterol trait is transmitted monogenically has not been studied. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the inheritance pattern, penetrance, and expression of high low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (LDLc) in families with genetic...
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