Correlating corneal arcus with atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia

Lipids in Health and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Zech Jr , Loren A ^a,b   Hoeg, Jeffery M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA CURVATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; BLOOD; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENILE ARCH;

LIPOPROTEIN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCUS SENILIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE;

EID: 41749113099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-511X-7-7     Document Type: Article

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