High prevalence of increased sitosterol levels in hypercholesterolemic children suggest underestimation of sitosterolemia incidence.

High prevalence of increased sitosterol levels in hypercholesterolemic children suggest underestimation of sitosterolemia incidence.

<h4>Background</h4>Sitosterolemia is an inherited lipid disorder which presents with elevated serum sitosterol and can result in an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease. However, sitosterol cannot be accurately measured by routine diagnostic assays, meaning that sitosterole...

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Main Authors: Joon Hee Lee, Da Young Song, Sun-Hee Jun, Sang Hoon Song, Choong Ho Shin, Chang-Seok Ki, Kyunghoon Lee, Junghan Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238079

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238079

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