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Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
26 Feb 2024
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common autosomal codominant Mendelian diseases. The major complications of FH include tendon and cutaneous xanthomas and coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with a substantial elevation of serum low-density lipoprotein levels (LDL). Genetic counseling and genetic testing for FH is useful for its diagnosis, risk stratification, and motivation for further...
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