The prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in teenagers from Timișoara

INTRODUCTION FH is one of the most frequent monogenic cholesterol disorders but its prevalence is not very well documented. Variations between 1/200-1/137 individuals have been reported in adult patients. Due to persistent hypercholesterolemia, these patients are exposed to a high risk of deve...

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Main Authors: Andreea Dumitrescu¹,², Călin Lengher², Gabriela Mut Vitcu¹,², Svetlana Moşteoru¹, Dan Gaiţă¹,²
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara 2016-12-01
Series:Research and Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.resclinmed.eu/public/data_files/articles/35/article_35.pdf