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Results 1 - 10 of 59 for Familial hypercholesterolemia
  1. Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited condition characterized by very high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is ... that aid in fat digestion. In people with familial hypercholesterolemia, the body is unable to get rid of ...
  2. Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cause people to have high cholesterol. For example, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited form of high cholesterol. ... continue with the lifestyle changes. Some people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) may receive a treatment called lipoprotein apheresis. ...
  3. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder that is passed down through families. It causes LDL (bad) cholesterol level to ... Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder. It is caused by a defect on chromosome 19. The defect makes ...
  4. Cholesterol/Children ... Cholesterol ... Nemours Foundation ... hypercholesterolemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, LDL cholesterol, lipid panel, cholesterol blood ...
  5. Learning about Familial Hypercholesterolemia From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Cholesterol/Genetics ... Cholesterol ... National Human Genome Research Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited ...
  6. ... gene cause a form of high cholesterol called familial hypercholesterolemia. More than 2,000 mutations have been identified ... of having a heart attack.Most people with familial hypercholesterolemia inherit one altered copy of the LDLR gene ...
  7. Cholesterol Levels: What You Need to Know (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your liver makes cholesterol, and it is also ...
  8. ... years of age or older who have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH; an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot be removed from the body normally). It is also used to reduce the amount of ... familial sitosterolemia (an inherited condition in which fatty substances ...
  9. ... in the blood in people that have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH; an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot ...
  10. ... also used with other medications to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH; an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot ...
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