Sequencing the Exon.4 of the LDL Receptor Gene in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the Population of Bushehr, Southwestern Iran: the Possible New Mutations
Background & Objective: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common genetic disease in the world and an autosomal dominant disease characterized by increased plasma cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) concentrations. The clinical diagnosis of the disease is based on family hi...
Main Authors: | Shima Parviz, Seyed Javad Hosseini, Ali Movahed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fasa University of Medical Sciences
2021-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/article-1-2410-en.pdf |
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