Mutational analysis of a cohort with clinical diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia: considerations for genetic diagnosis improvement

PURPOSE: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disorder of lipid metabolism caused by mutations in LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9. To fulfill the World Health Organization recommendation, the Portuguese FH Study was established. Here, we report the results of the past 15 years and...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Medeiros, Ana Margarida (author)
Outros Autores: Alves, Ana Catarina (author), Bourbon, Mafalda (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2015
Assuntos:
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3107
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/3107