Genetic causes of familial hypercholesterolaemia in patients in the UK: relation to plasma lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk.

AIMS: To determine the relative frequency of mutations in three different genes (low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), APOB, PCSK9), and to examine their effect in development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with clinically defined definite familial hypercholesterolaemia in UK. PATIEN...

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Main Authors: Humphries, SE, Whittall, R, Hubbart, C, Maplebeck, S, Cooper, J, Soutar, A, Naoumova, R, Thompson, G, Seed, M, Durrington, P, Miller, J, Betteridge, D, Neil, H
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2006

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