A man in his 40s experienced "asymptomatic yellowish nodules on his palms, soles, and elbows" for three weeks.

Familial hypercholesterolemia results from gene mutations approximately halving the number of functional LDL receptors in heterozygotes and a greater lack in homozygotes. Reduced receptor-mediated ...

Researchers developed an epigenetic editing approach to silence the PCSK9 gene, achieving long-term cholesterol reduction ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). I used statins for over a ...

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia "The justly celebrated unraveling of the LDL receptor pathway revealed that mutations in a ...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Hypercholesterolemia is one of the major risk factors for CHD. With the increase in aging populations and ...

This condition is known as Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), it is a genetic disorder that leads to abnormally high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in blood and significantly ...

I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). I used statins for over a decade but ...

Considering taking supplements to treat familial hypercholesterolemia? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of familial hypercholesterolemia. Follow the ...

Our results indicate that ACAT2 has an important role in the response to dietary cholesterol, and suggest that ACAT2 inhibition may be a useful strategy for treating hypercholesterolemia or ...

Considering taking supplements to treat hypercholesterolemia? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of hypercholesterolemia. Follow the links to read ...