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[Study of low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor mutations, using restriction endonucleases, in familial hypercholesterolemia].
Orvosi hetilap - 5 Jan 1997
Kerepesi M, Császár A, Földi J, Mesterházy J, Romics L
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant metabolic disorder caused by different mutations in the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene. We analyzed 13 families (23 patients) with FH and 36 subjects with normocholesterolemia by restriction fragment polymorphism (RFLP) using enzymes Xbal, BgIII and PvuII. At the 3' end of LDLR an extra 4.4 kb band has been found by Xbal digestion in one...
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