Knowns and unknowns in the care of pediatric familial hypercholesterolemia

Knowns and unknowns in the care of pediatric familial hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder that causes elevated LDL cholesterol levels from birth. Untreated FH accelerates atherosclerosis and predisposes individuals to premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in adulthood. Mendelian randomization studies have demonstrated that...

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Main Authors: Andrew C. Martin, Samuel S. Gidding, Albert Wiegman, Gerald F. Watts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
cholesterol
dyslipidemias
lipoproteins
statins
LDL cholesterol
adolescents
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520339481

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