Xanthomas disappear rapidly after liver transplantation for familial hypercholesterolemia

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1334-1335

  Onaca, Nicholas ^a   Goldstein, Robert M ^a   Klintmalm, Goran B ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NOTE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XANTHOMA;

EID: 0346777287     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/jlts.2003.50158     Document Type: Article

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