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Spectrum of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mutations in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with familial hypercholesterolemia – a preliminary report

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2018
Background Hypercholesterolemia is a major determinant of cardiovascular disease-associated morbidity and mortality. Mutations in the LDL-receptor (LDLR) gene are implicated in the majority of the cases with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
C. S. Paththinige, J. R. D. K. Rajapakse, G. R. Constantine, K. P. Sem, R. R. Singaraja, R. W. Jayasekara, V. H. W. Dissanayake   +6 more
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Artificial neural networks versus proportional hazards Cox models to predict 45-year all-cause mortality in the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Projection pursuit regression, multilayer feed-forward networks, multivariate adaptive regression splines and trees (including survival trees) have challenged classic multivariable models such as the multiple logistic function, the ...
Puddu Paolo, Menotti Alessandro
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Clinical Significance of Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by severe hypercholesterolemia and significantly elevated levels of serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).
LI Yuan, MA Hongyang, LI Biao, YUE Anna, SHAO Yaqing, SUN Kangyun
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Eye banking at Ljubljana Eye hospital

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2012
Aim: To present the eye banking at the Eye Hospital Ljubljana. Methods: Review of the documentation of the Eye Bank at the Eye Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana in the period from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2011.
Petra Schollmayer, Andreja Veselica, Špela Štunf, Vladimir Pfeifer   +3 more
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2017 Taiwan lipid guidelines for high risk patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2017
In Taiwan, the prevalence of hyperlipidemia increased due to lifestyle and dietary habit changes. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) are all significant predicting factors of coronary ...
Yi-Heng Li, Kwo-Chang Ueng, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Min-Ji Charng, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ting-Hsing Chao, Ping-Yen Liu, Cheng-Huang Su, Shih-Chieh Chien, Chia-Wei Liou, Sung-Chun Tang, Chun-Chuan Lee, Tse-Ya Yu, Jaw-Wen Chen, Chau-Chung Wu, Hung-I Yeh   +17 more
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Corneal endothelial cell density and associated factors among adults at a regional referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BMC Ophthalmology
Background To assess the prevalence of low corneal endothelial cell density and correlates of corneal endothelial cell density among adults attending Mbarara University and Referral Hospital Eye Centre in Uganda.
Shamiim Namwase, Sam Ruvuma, John Onyango, Teddy Kwaga, Abel Ebong, Daniel Atwine, David Mukunya, Simon Arunga   +7 more
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Case report of familial hypercholesterolemia with internal carotid neck swelling

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a multi-gene disorder affecting 1 in 200-500 individual which is characterized by increased level of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) which deposit cholesterol reach protein leading to xanthomas ...
Sudesh Kumar, Prajna Ray, Ranita Sahana
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors Predicting Cardiovascular and Cancer Deaths in a Middle-Aged Population Followed-Up for 61 Years until Extinction

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Background and Aim. To study the relationships of cardiovascular risk factors with cancer and cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of middle-aged men followed-up for 61 years. Materials and Methods.
Alessandro Menotti, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Paolo Piras   +2 more
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Canonical Correlation for the Analysis of Lifestyle Behaviors versus Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Prediction of Cardiovascular Mortality: A Population Study

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Objectives: To assess the overall association of lifestyle behaviors with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and mortality. Material and Methods: In the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study, involving 1712 middle-aged men (40–59 years ...
Alessandro Menotti, Paolo Emilio Puddu
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A typical case of bilateral cataract with corneal arcus senilis. [PDF]

Pan Afr Med J
Deshpande AM, Deshpande MA.
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