Rare and common mutations in hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. With special reference to familial defective apolipoprotein B-100.

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Rare and common mutations in hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. With special reference to familial defective apolipoprotein B-100.

Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation. Supplementum - 1 Jan 1995

Tybjaerg-Hansen A

Abstract excerpt

The aim was to identify genetic determinants for the development of hyperlipidemia and/or atherosclerosis. The present set of studies demonstrates for the first time the clinical expression (phenotype) of a newly discovered monogenic disorder named Familial Defective Apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB). F...

Topics

Apolipoprotein B-100
Apolipoproteins B
Arteriosclerosis
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Male
Mutation

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