2020
DOI: 10.47407/kr2020.1.1.00006
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Patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: difficult to treat. Case report

Abstract: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a severe genetic disorder characterized by extremely high levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as well as by rapid atherosclerosis progression in various vascular territories. Objective examination of the affected patients often reveals multiple Achilles tendon xanthomas, xanthomas on the extensor surface of arms, knee joints, etc. The prevalence of such severe inherited hyperlipidemia in many populations is about 1 : 1 000 000… Show more

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