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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited condition that results in high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. This also results in high total cholesterol as well and can ...
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Specialty. Endocrinology. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol), in the blood and early cardiovascular diseases. The most common mutations diminish the number of functional LDL receptors in the ...
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder where it is hard for your body to remove LDL "bad" cholesterol from your blood. The disease raises your chances of a heart attack at an early ...
Causes. HeFH is caused by a change in a gene that makes it harder for your body to remove LDL cholesterol from your bloodstream. Cholesterol is a fatty, waxy substance in your blood and cells. It ...
Takeaway. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in your blood. Doctors classify FH as either homozygous ...