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Genetic and molecular architecture of familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2023
Abifadel Marianne, Boileau Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. Despite its important risk of premature atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is still largely underdiagnosed worldwide. It is one of the most frequently inherited diseases due to mutations, for autosomal dominant forms, in either of the LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes or possibly a few mutations in...
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