Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The Lipids or the Genes?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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 internat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nemer Georges M, Fahed Akl C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/8/1/23