Mutational analysis of the Portuguese cohort with clinical diagnosis of FH

INTRODUCTION : Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism (1:500 frequency), caused by mutations in genes involved in cholesterol’s clearance. FH patients present high levels of plasma cholesterol since birth, and if untreated, develop premature co...

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Main Author: Medeiros, A.M. (author)
Other Authors: Alves, A.C (author), Bourbon, M. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2473
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2473