Familial hypercholesterolemia: A genetic defect in the low-density lipoprotein receptor.

FAMILIAL hypercholesterolemia, an example of a single-gene disorder that produces both hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in man,1 2 3 is characterized by four cardinal features: hypercholest...

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