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Compound Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Caused by LDLR Variants.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 Sept 2020
Pamplona-Cunha Heloisa, Medeiros Marcela Freitas, Sincero Thaís Cristine Marques, Back Isabela de Carlos, Silva Edson Luiz da
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease caused by a primary defect in the LDL-receptor gene. Distinct variants in the same gene characterize a compound heterozygote, but little is known about the phenotypes of the carriers. Therefore, herein, we describe the cascade screening of a Brazilian family with this characteristic. The index case, a 36-year-old male, had a total cholesterol level of 360...
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