The genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia and emerging therapies

Anja Vogt Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Unversität München, Munich, Germany Abstract: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) results in very high levels of atherogenic low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from the time of birth. Mutations of the genes encod...

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Main Author: Vogt A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-01-01
Series:The Application of Clinical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/the-genetics-of-familial-hypercholesterolemia-and-emerging-therapies-peer-reviewed-article-TACG