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Patients With LDLR and PCSK9 Gene Variants Experienced Higher Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 16 Feb 2021
Doi Takahito, Hori Mika, Harada-Shiba Mariko, Kataoka Yu, Onozuka Daisuke, Nishimura Kunihiro, Nishikawa Ryo, Tsuda Kosuke, Ogura Masatsune, Son Cheol, Miyamoto Yoshihiro, Noguchi Teruo, Shimokawa Hiroaki, Yasuda Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Background Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia who harbored both low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) gene variants exhibit severe phenotype associated with substantially high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In this study, we investigated the cardiovascular outcomes in patients with both LDLR and PCSK9 gene variants. Methods and...
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