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Targeted exome sequencing in South Indian patients with Familial hypercholesterolemia.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Feb 2022
Pillai Krishna Kumar B, Shah Swarup A V, Reddy Lakshmi Lavanya, Ashavaid Tester F, Vishwanathan Sunitha
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BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder with elevated LDL-C levels which can ultimately lead to premature Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). OBJECTIVES: In presence of limited genetic data on FH in India, the present study was aimed to determine the mutation spectrum in Indian FH patients using a targeted exome sequencing. METHODS: 54 FH cases (31 index cases + 23...
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