Response to HMG CoA reductase inhibitors in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia due to the 10-kb deletion ("French Canadian mutation") of the LDL receptor gene.

Abstract excerpt

The 10-kb deletion ("French Canadian mutation") of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene is the most common mutation causing familial hypercholesterolemia among subjects of French Canadian descent. In affected subjects, it results in a null allele of the LDL receptor gene and provides a unique opportunity to examine single-allele regulation of this gene in humans. We sought to ascertain the response of...

Topics

• Adult
• Cholesterol, LDL
• Enzyme Inhibitors
• Female
• Gene Deletion
• Heterozygote
• Humans
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
• Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
• Male