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Reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: Risk prediction and lipid management.
Progress in cardiovascular diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Miname Marcio H, Santos Raul D
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a frequent genetic disorder characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and early onset of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. FH is caused by mutations in genes that regulate LDL catabolism, mainly the LDL receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B (APOB) and gain of function of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9). However,...
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