Existing and emerging therapies for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia

Existing and emerging therapies for the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), an autosomal dominant disorder of LDL metabolism that is characterized by elevated LDL-cholesterol, is commonly encountered in patients with atherosclerotic coronary heart disease. Combinations of cholesterol-lowering therapies are often used to lower LDL-choleste...

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Main Author: Robert S. Rosenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
angiopoietin-like protein 3
familial hypercholesterolemia
LDL
LDL receptor
lipoprotein (a)
proprotein convertase subtilisin Kexin 9
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227521000420

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