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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Summarized case reports.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Feb 2017
Widhalm Kurt, Benke Ina Michel, Fritz Michael, Geiger Harald, Helk Oliver, Fritsch Maria, Hoermann Gregor, Kostner Gerhard
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH) is a rare genetic disorder with potential severe atherosclerosis in the pediatric age. METHODS: We report on 9 patients with hoFH, who had been diagnosed within the last 30 years and who were consequently treated with apheresis and drugs. RESULTS: Two deaths occurred: one at age 36 years and the other at age four and a half years before...
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