familial hypercholesterolemia
Americannoun
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The study also examined Lynch syndrome, which raises the risk of colorectal and uterine cancers, and familial hypercholesterolemia, known for its impact on early-onset heart disease, heart attacks and stroke.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
In the human genetic disease familial hypercholesterolemia, the LDL receptors are defective or missing entirely.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Riksen says some of the most direct evidence came from studying people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition causing high levels of blood cholesterol.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 1, 2021
These include patients with the inherited condition familial hypercholesterolemia, which causes abnormally high levels of LDL, or atherosclerotic heart conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2015
For others, statins just don't do the job -- including people with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited condition that causes very high LDL levels and heart attacks at an early age.
From US News ● Aug. 27, 2015
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