Comparison of different treatment regimens in a case of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Therapeutic Apheresis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-139

  Palcoux, Jean Bernard ^a   Meyer, Martine ^a   Jouanel, Pierre ^a   Vanlieferinghen, Philippe ^a   Malpuech, Georges ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Familial hypercholesterolemia; Low density lipoprotein apheresis

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; DEXTRAN SULFATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYACRYLIC ACID; STATIN;

ADULT; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; PYRROLES;

EID: 0036257237     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2002.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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