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Results 1 - 10 of 61 for Familial hypercholesterolemia
  1. Familial hypercholesterolemia 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/familial-hypercholesterolemia - Genetics
  2. Cholesterol (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cause people to have high cholesterol. For example, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited condition that causes very ... continue with the lifestyle changes. Some people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) may receive a treatment called lipoprotein apheresis. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterol.html - Health Topics
  3. Familial hypercholesterolemia 
    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 gene variant on chromosome 19. The defect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000392.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Learning about Familial Hypercholesterolemia From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Cholesterol/Genetics ... Cholesterol ... Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited condition causing increased low density lipoprotein cholesterol at birth ...
    https://www.genome.gov/.../Familial-Hypercholesterolemia - External Health Links
  5. LDLR gene 
    ... 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ldlr - Genetics
  6. Cholesterol Levels: What You Need to Know (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html - Health Topics
  7. Ezetimibe 
    ... 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a603015.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Evolocumab Injection 
    ... in the blood in people that have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH; an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a615043.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Genetic condition teaches teen importance of heart health | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    Teen manages familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition that causes your “bad” cholesterol levels to remain high. ... Genetic condition teaches teen importance of heart health Familial hypercholesterolemia causes high cholesterol even in young people Elizabeth ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-teen-importance-of-heart-health - MedlinePlus Magazine
  10. Rosuvastatin 
    ... 8 to 17 years of age who have familial heterozygous hypercholesterolemia (an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot be ... 7 to 17 years of age who have familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia (an inherited condition in which cholesterol cannot be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a603033.html - Drugs and Supplements
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