Monogenic primary hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa.

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Monogenic primary hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Jun 1994

Rubinsztein D C, van der Westhuyzen D R, Coetzee G A

Abstract excerpt

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB) are the two major causes of monogenic primary hypercholesterolaemia. In this review, FH and FDB are defined in relation to normal lipoprotein metabolism. In South Africa FH affects about 1% of Afrikaners, Jews a...

Topics

Apolipoprotein B-100
Apolipoproteins B
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
Mutation
Receptors, LDL
South Africa

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