Role of lipoprotein apheresis in the management of familial hypercholesterolemia

Role of lipoprotein apheresis in the management of familial hypercholesterolemia

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder due to a congenital absence of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) that transports cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein particles into cells. Absence of these receptors results in increased levels Non-HDL lipoproteins (like LDL, V...

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Main Authors: Shamanna Seshadri Iyengar, Ambuja Kantharaj, Chandrashekar Shivaram, D S Hemantha Kumara, Roopa Murgod, G Shreedhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine
Subjects:
cascade filtration
familial hypercholesterolemia
lipoprotein apheresis
management of familial hypercholesterolemia
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