title: Fatal outcome of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in a black patient. A case report.
abstract: A black patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia associated with ischaemic heart disease and a fatal outcome is described. The appearances of the coronary artery and aortic lesions on histological examination at autopsy were identical to those of typical atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Marais
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male