Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia in a pair of identical twins: A case report and updated review
Background: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the most common inherited metabolic disease with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. It is characterised by raised serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c), leading to premature coronary artery di...
Published in: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2019
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064193807&doi=10.1186%2fs12887-019-1474-y&partnerID=40&md5=d89580204d14cb2e064e9e8878d53c35 |