Low-density lipoprotein apheresis in a patient aged 3.5 years

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 694-701

  Stefanutti, C ^a   Di Giacomo, S ^a   Vivenzio, A ^a   Colloridi, V ^a   Bosco, G ^a   Berni, A ^a   Rabbone, I ^a   Cerutti, F ^a   Bertolini, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

"FH Pavia" LDL receptor gene mutation; Atherosclerosis; Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia; LDL apheresis

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ATORVASTATIN; CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; DEXTRAN SULFATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

APHERESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN APHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, LDL;

EID: 0034957734     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb02436.x     Document Type: Article

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