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Different clinical phenotypes of a pair of siblings with familial hypercholesterolemia: a case report and literature review.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 1 May 2023
Wang Ze-Ping, Wu Ya-Jie, Gao Ying, Qian Jie, Liu Long-Tao, Guo Yuan-Lin, Li Jian-Jun, Chen Ke-Ji
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BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) leads to high plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and early cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We treated a pair of siblings with FH. The cardiovascular manifestations in the proband were more severe than those in his elder sister, although they had almost similar LDL-C levels, ages, and lifestyles. Herein, we report the cases of this...
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