Severe hypercholesterolemia in children. Presentation of two cases and update of the literature;Hipercolesterolemias graves en pediatría. Presentación de dos casos

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Araujo, María B ^a   Pacce, María Sol ^a   Bravo, Mónica ^a   Pugliese, Ana María ^a   Mazza, Carmen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipidemia treatment; Lipids; Monogenic hypercholesterolemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PEDIGREE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80051647496     PISSN: 03250075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5546/aap.2011.e67     Document Type: Article

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