Familial hypercholesterolemias: Prevalence, genetics, diagnosis and screening recommendations from the National Lipid Association Expert Panel on Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Volumn 5, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages S9-

  Hopkins, Paul N ^a   Toth, Peter P ^b   Ballantyne, Christie M ^c   Rader, Daniel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; KEXIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; SUBTILISIN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NATIONAL LIPID ASSOCIATION EXPERT PANEL; PATELLA TENDON; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCREENING; XANTHOMA;

EID: 79956278397     PISSN: 19332874     EISSN: 18764789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2011.03.452     Document Type: Article

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