Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a Healthy Elderly Population

Circ Genom Precis Med. 2020 Aug;13(4):e002938. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.120.002938. Epub 2020 Jun 10.
No abstract available

Keywords: alleles; familial hypercholesterolemia; genetic testing; genetics; humans.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Apolipoproteins B / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / diagnosis
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / genetics*
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Proprotein Convertase 9 / genetics
  • Receptors, LDL / genetics
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Apolipoproteins B
  • LDLR protein, human
  • Receptors, LDL
  • PCSK9 protein, human
  • Proprotein Convertase 9