The Genetic Spectrum of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the Iranian Population

Abstract Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Mutations in the LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes are known to cause FH. In this study, we analysed the genetic spectrum of the disease in subjects from the Iranian popula...

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Autores principales: R. H. Fairoozy, M. Futema, R. Vakili, M. R. Abbaszadegan, S. Hosseini, M. Aminzadeh, H. Zaeri, M. Mobini, S. E. Humphries, A. Sahebkar
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017-12-01
Colección:Scientific Reports
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17181-9