Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Cure for a genetic disease?

Atherosclerosis. 2023 Dec:387:117337. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117337. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Authors

Julius L Katzmann¹, Ulrich Laufs²

Affiliations

¹ Klinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Electronic address: julius.katzmann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
² Klinik und Poliklinik für Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

PMID: 37866977
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117337

No abstract available

Keywords: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; Liver transplantation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Homozygote
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia*
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / genetics
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / therapy
Liver Transplantation*