Article
Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia in a kindred of Syrian ancestry.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Martinsen Morten Hostrup, Klausen Ib Christian, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne, Hedegaard Berit Storgaard
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Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia is a rare genetic disorder due to homozygosity or compound heterozygosity for mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor adapter protein 1 gene (LDLRAP1), resulting in elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, large xanthomas, and increased cardiovascular risk. Here, we describe a Danish family of Syrian ancestry carrying a frameshift mutation in...
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