Hypercholesterolemia, low density lipoprotein receptor and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are positively correlated with the risk of atherosclerosis. High plasma LDL concentrations in patients with hypercholesterolemia lead to buil...

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Main Authors: Gu, Hong-mei, Zhang, Da-wei
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Editorial Department of Journal of Biomedical Research 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4585429/