Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The Lipids or the Genes?

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common cause of premature cardiovascular disease and is often undiagnosed in young people. Although the disease is diagnosed clinically by high LDL cholesterol levels and family history, to date there are no single internationally accepted criteria for the dia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fahed, Akl C, Nemer, Georges M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104361/