Familial hypercholesterolemia from children to adults.
An update on several aspects on familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) such as molecular basis, DNA diagnosis, clinical criteria for the diagnosis, treatment of adults and children and psychosocial aspects of FH is presented.
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Lipid Clinic, Department of Medicine, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. leiv.ose@klinmed.uio.no
D000328:Adult; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D009154:Mutation; D011584:Psychology; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000235:genetics
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D011973:Receptors, LDL