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Familial hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited disorder of high LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol). The condition begins at birth and can cause atherosclerosis and heart attacks at an early age. It is caused by a defect on chromosome 19.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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I believe I have familial hypercholesterolemia, does this need to be treated?
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Can I go to a genetic counselor to see if I have familial hypercholesterolemia?
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Why doesn't everyone with familial hypercholesterolemia have fatty liver?
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What dot ventricular hypertrophy, and familial hypercholesterolemia mean?
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Can kids have plaque in their carotid arteries if our family has familial hypercholesterolemia?
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what treatment should someone take for Hypercholesterolemia?
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Hypercholesterolemia running in a family would start at what age in the kids?
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I have high hypercholesterolemia. besides a genetic problem, are there any other causes of this?
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Does continuous treatment of hypercholesterolemia with statins have any adverse effects?
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