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Familial hypercholesterolemia [PDF]

Indian Heart Journal
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic disorder of autosomal inheritance associated with elevated LDL-cholesterol. It is estimated to affect 1:250 individuals in general population roughly estimated to be 5 million in India.
J.P.S. Sawhney, Kushal Madan
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Familial hypercholesterolemia: Clarifications [PDF]

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2020
To the Editor : The article by Shah and colleagues[1][1] is an excellent review of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and highlights an underdiagnosed condition on which clinicians can make a significant impact.
Taher Modarressi
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Healthcare activities before familial hypercholesterolemia diagnosis: a nationwide register-based study in Denmark [PDF]

BMC Primary Care
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common yet underdiagnosed genetic disorder that significantly increases the risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Simon Graff, Kirsten Høj, Bo Christensen, Flemming Bro, Helle Lynge Kanstrup, Henrik Schou Pedersen   +5 more
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004
Abnormalities in the lipid profile though uncommon in pediatric practice pose an increased risk for developing heart disease. Studies suggest that adult cardiovascular disease has its roots in children and young adults. A significant correlation between atherosclerotic changes in children and young adults and total and LDL cholesterol levels also ...
Sheikh Muhammad Nazir
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Familial hypercholesterolema (FH) is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism. We report a 3 years old female child who presented with multiple eruptive xanthomatosis of skin since 6 months of age and had deranged lipid profile ...
Ravi Kumar Parihar, Mohd. Razaq, Ghanshyam Saini   +2 more
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia

罕见病研究, 2023
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a group of autosomal co-dominant genetic diseases mainly characterized by abnormal low-density lipoprotein related metabolism.
FENG Siqin, TANG Muyun, WU Wei, ZHANG Shuyang   +3 more
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Three patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Genomic sequencing and kindred analysis. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an inherited recessive condition associated with extremely high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in affected individuals.
Balamir, Melek, Chu, Catherine, Gonzaludo, Nina, Grenville, Zoe, Kane, John P, Kwok, Pui-Yan, Lao, Richard, Levy-Sakin, Michal, Ma, Walfred, Mak, Angel CY, Malloy, Mary J, Poon, Annie, Pullinger, Clive R, Vaka, Dedeepya, Wong, Karen HY, Wong, Nicolas   +15 more
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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Heart Views, 2021
Dibya Kumar Baruah
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Familial hypercholesterolemia

Annals of Medical Science and Research, 2022
Pankaj Singhania, Arunava Ghosh, Rana Bhattacharjee, Tapas Chandra Das   +3 more
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Thirty percent of children and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with statins have adherence issues

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2021
Objective: To assess adherence to lipid lowering therapy (LLT), reasons for poor adherence, and achievement of LDL-C treatment goals in children and young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Gisle Langslet, Anja K. Johansen, Martin P. Bogsrud, Ingunn Narverud, Hilde Risstad, Kjetil Retterstøl, Kirsten B. Holven   +6 more
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