hypercholesterolaemia
Britishnoun
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One inherited disorder associated with cardiovascular disease is familial hypercholesterolaemia.
From Scientific American • Nov. 30, 2021
But familial hypercholesterolaemia might be just the tip of the genetic iceberg.
From Scientific American • Nov. 30, 2021
If follow-up trials in monkeys work as well, the scientists will launch a trial in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia, or HoFH.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2019
Her team had been following families with a genetic form of extremely high levels of LDL cholesterol known as familial hypercholesterolaemia, which leads to severe coronary artery disease and, often, premature death.
From Nature • Apr. 10, 2013
In 2003, the Paris and Montreal groups reported that the French families with hypercholesterolaemia had one of two mutations in this newly discovered gene, and speculated that this might cause increased production of the enzyme.
From Nature • Apr. 10, 2013
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