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Molecular genetic background of an autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia in the Czech Republic.
Physiological research - 5 Apr 2017
Tichý L, Fajkusová L, Zapletalová P, Schwarzová L, Vrablík M, Freiberger T
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH), more known as familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), is a lipid metabolism disorder characterized by an elevation in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. In this study, we assessed a spectrum of mutations causing ADH in 3914 unrelated Czech patients with clinical diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia. Samples have been...
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