Cardiovascular Risk of Children With Clinical Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder of cholesterol metabolism, clinically characterized by high levels of LDL-associated cholesterol in plasma leading to accelerated atherosclerosis and increased risk of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). FH results from mutations in thr...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/387 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/387 |