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Genetic diagnosis with the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis technique improves diagnostic precision in familial hypercholesterolemia.
Circulation - 15 Mar 1995
Nissen H, Hansen A B, Guldberg P, Petersen N E, Larsen M L, Haghfelt T, Kristiansen K, Hørder M
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BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder of lipid metabolism caused by mutations in the LDL receptor gene. FH is characterized clinically by elevated LDL cholesterol level and premature coronary disease. Diagnosing FH on clinical grounds may be difficult, and previous genetic methods are too cumbersome for routine use except in the few populations with FH-founder...
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