Article
Differences in the phenotypic characteristics of subjects with familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 and familial hypercholesterolemia.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Oct 1995
Miserez A R, Keller U
Abstract excerpt
Familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB) is a recently identified autosomal-dominantly inherited disorder caused by a point mutation in the apolipoprotein (apo) B gene. To determine whether the phenotypic characteristics in FDB subjects are similar to those in subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), 76 kindreds fulfilling the clinical criteria for heterozygous FH/FDB were characterized using...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Apolipoprotein B-100
- Apolipoproteins B
- Body Weight
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- England
- Female
