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Alirocumab efficacy in patients with double heterozygous, compound heterozygous, or homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Hartgers Merel L, Defesche Joep C, Langslet Gisle, Hopkins Paul N, Kastelein John J P, Baccara-Dinet Marie T, Seiz Werner, Hamon Sara, Banerjee Poulabi, Stefanutti Claudia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the genes for the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B, and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 have been reported to cause heterozygous and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). OBJECTIVE: The objective is to examine the influence of double heterozygous, compound heterozygous, or homozygous mutations underlying FH on the efficacy of alirocumab....
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