Genetic Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: The Importance of an Integrated Analysis of Clinical, Molecular and Functional Data

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is one of the most common monogenic disorders, being caused mostly by mutations in LDL receptor (LDLR) gene. The high levels of LDL cholesterol presented since birth confers these patients an increased cardiovascular risk. Laboratory techniques have improved great...

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Main Author: Alves, A.C. (author)
Other Authors: Benito-Vicente, A. (author), Etxebarria, A. (author), Medeiros, A.M. (author), Martin, C. (author), Bourbon, Mafalda (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Doenças Cardio e Cérebro-vasculares
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3371
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3371

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