Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with valvulopathy
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal codominant genetic disorder of lipid metabolism. The occurrence of its homozygous form is rare. This is a case of a young girl who presented with syncope and was found to have multiple tuberous xanthomas and valvulopathy, along with deranged lipid p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=34;epage=37;aulast=Nambiar |