120 Clinical and genetic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia in young subjects in Spain
β Scribed by J.T. Real; O. Puig; J. Chaves; M. Garcia-Sogo; A. Priego; J.F. Ascaso; R. Carmena; M. Armengod
- Book ID
- 119436959
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9150
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Objectives: To describe a process of diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) at the DNA level in selected family members of affected individuals. ## Design and Methods: A 63-year-old male patient presented with cholesterol elevations consistent with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemi