Abstract
The history of an 11 year old boy with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia with therapeutic response to cholesterol lowering drugs is presented. Symptoms, laboratory diagnosis and therapeutic problems are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use
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Child
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Exercise Test
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Homozygote
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Humans
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / blood*
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Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / drug therapy
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Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / genetics
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Lipoproteins / blood*
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Lovastatin / analogs & derivatives
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Lovastatin / therapeutic use
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Male
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Simvastatin
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Triglycerides / blood
Substances
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Anticholesteremic Agents
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
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Lipoproteins
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Triglycerides
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Lovastatin
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Simvastatin