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Noun Concept
Categories: Lipid metabolism disorders, Autosomal dominant disorders, Articles with short description, long volume value
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familial hypercholesterolemia  Congenital hypercholesterolemia  familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia  familial hypercholesteremia  familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis WordNet 3.0
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Congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, in the blood and early cardiovascular diseases. Wikipedia
A genetic disorder Wikipedia Disambiguation
Familial hyperlipidemia characterized by very high levels of low-density lipoprotein and early cardiovascular disease Wikidata
IS A
hypercholesterolemia
monogenic disorder
rare disease
HAS KIND
homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
lipid-lowering medicine
colesevelam
rosuvastatin
ezetimibe
GENETIC ASSOCIATION
LDL receptor
HEALTH SPECIALTY
endocrinology
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familial hypercholesterolemia
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familial hypercholesterolemia
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familial hypercholesterolemia
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Congenital hypercholesterolemia, familial hypercholesterolaemia, HeFH, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, HoFH, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, familial, Hypercholesterolemia due to LDL receptor deficiency
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familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia, familial hypercholesteremia, Familial hypercholesterolemia, FH, Fredrickson type IIa hyperlipoproteinemia, Fredrickson type IIa lipidaemia, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II, type II hyperlipidemia

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