Complete sequencing by Pyrosequencing of APOB gene of patients with clinical diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a monogenic condition caused in most cases by mutations in LDLR gene, but mutations in APOB and PCSK9 genes are also cause of FH. These 3 genes are currently studied in the “Portuguese FH Study”. From the 404 families with a clinical diagnosis of FH studied, onl...

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Main Author: Alves, A.C. (author)
Other Authors: Bourbon, M. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/383
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/383