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PCSK9 Inhibitors in a Statin-Intolerant Transgender Man With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Case Report
In female-to-male transgender individuals, testosterone is used to induce masculinization. Sex steroid therapy may increase circulating triglyceride and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and may decrease high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, resulting in a more athero...
Autores principales: | Pirazzi, Carlo, Tavaglione, Federica, Tivesten, Åsa, Romeo, Stefano |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Endocrine Society
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6665951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31380502 http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-00070 |
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