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A reassessment of the Japanese clinical diagnostic criteria of familial hypercholesterolemia in a hospital-based cohort using comprehensive genetic analysis

BACKGROUND: Clinical diagnostic criteria of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Japan include LDL cholesterol ​≥ ​180 ​mg/dL, Achilles tendon thickness ​≥ ​9.0 ​mm, and family history. However, few data exist regarding its validation. DESIGN AND METHODS: A series of 680 participants, with a mean L...

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Autores principales: Tada, Hayato, Okada, Hirofumi, Nomura, Akihiro, Nohara, Atsushi, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7585136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plabm.2020.e00180