Cerebral cholesterol granuloma in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-497

  Francis, Gordon A ^a   Johnson, Royce L ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a   Wang, Jian ^b   Hegele, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOLIPEMIA; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 14044264835     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041152     Document Type: Article

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