Familial hypercholesterolemia in a paediatric patient

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 578-579

  Ullah, Maad ^a   Ahmad, Syed Afzaal ^a  

^a National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL receptor; Xanthoma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; ONSET AGE; PAKISTAN; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; XANTHOMA;

CHILD; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; PAKISTAN;

EID: 27544478949     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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