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Children with Severe Hypercholesterolemia Caused by a Pathogenic Mutation in ABCG5.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 15 Jan 2023
Tada Hayato, Okada Hirofumi, Nomura Akihiro, Takamura Masayuki, Kawashiri Masa-Aki
Abstract excerpt
We herein present a case series of hypercholesterolemia caused by a pathogenic mutation in the ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 5 (ABCG5). Three unrelated infantile patients who were breastfed and had extremely elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were referred to our hospital. Their LDL cholesterol levels decreased significantly after weaning. Panel sequencing revealed a pathogenic...
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