Guidelines for the management of familial hypercholesterolemia.

Harada-Shiba, Mariko; Arai, Hidenori; Oikawa, Shinichi; Ohta, Takao; Okada, Tomoo; Okamura, Tomonori; Nohara, Atsushi; Bujo, Hideaki; Yokote, Koutaro; Wakatsuki, Akihiko; Ishibashi, Shun; Yamashita, Shizuya

doi:10.5551/jat.14621

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Guidelines for the management of familial hypercholesterolemia.

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Authors:

Mariko Harada-Shiba

Hidenori Arai

Shinichi Oikawa

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a highly prevalent autosomal dominant hereditary disease, generally characterized by three major signs, hyper-low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia, tendon/skin xanthomas and premature coronary artery disease (CAD). Because the risk of CAD is very high i...

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