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Encyclopedia: Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high low-density lipoprotein levels, in the blood and early cardiovascular disease. Many patients have mutations in the LDLR gene that encodes the LDL receptor protein, which normally removes LDL from the circulation, or apolipoprotein B , which is the part of LDL that binds with the receptor; mutations in other genes are rare. Patients who have one...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Familial hypercholesterolemia
Oct 20, 2008 ... Familial hypercholesterolemia is a condition passed down through families in which a person has high levels of "bad" cholesterol (low ...
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Familial hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (abbreviated FH, also spelled familial hypercholesterolaemia) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, ...
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eMedicine - Hypercholesterolemia, Familial : Article by Elena ...
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes severe elevations in total cholesterol.
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familial hypercholesterolemia?
Just want some advice on familial hypercholesterolemia. I believe I have this condition as...
Just want some advice on familial hypercholesterolemia. I believe I have this condition as...
You ask a good question. The short answer is that you should discuss this more with your local doctor. My understanding is that at least 75% of your cholesterol is determined...
Asked by michelle - 22 months ago
what is meant by internalization-defective form of the Familial hypercholesterolemia receptor?
need help? please explain and list sources if possible. thanks.
need help? please explain and list sources if possible. thanks.
This is a great question about the classic Nobel-prizewinning work of Brown and Goldstein in the 1970s at UT Southwestern. What they discovered was that a key regulator of...
Asked by fall - 9 months ago
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Familial HyperCholesterolemia
Familial HyperCholesterolemia is very rare and I believe it starts at about 8... . My guess is that your family has a tendency towards higher cholesterol numbers, not...
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Statins for children?
on children with Familial hypercholesterolemia or other genetic disorders to prevent early I saw on the news today that statins have been cleared for use on children. While I endorse...
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hypercholesterolemia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_hypercholesterolemia He passed away last week when of the hearts of every person he knew. He suffered from a condition called "Familial
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