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... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Lipid Metabolism Disorders > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II > Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II > Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors > Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II > Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
... > Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Lipid Metabolism Disorders > Dyslipidemias > Hyperlipidemias > Hyperlipoproteinemias > Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II > Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia  

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  • HoFH

Scope note

  • A rare inherited genetic disorder, one form of HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II, characterized by high level of LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) which if not treated could elevate the chance of heart attack at an early age.

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  • 2022

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000090542

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