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Characterization of Two Variants at Met 1 of the Human LDLR Gene Encoding the Same Amino Acid but Causing Different Functional Phenotypes

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common genetic disorder of lipid metabolism, characterized by increased levels of total and LDL plasma cholesterol, which leads to premature atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. FH phenotype has considerable genetic heterogeneity and phenotypic v...

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Autores principales: Graça, Rafael, Fernandes, Rafael, Alves, Ana Catarina, Menezes, Juliane, Romão, Luísa, Bourbon, Mafalda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8467959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34572405
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9091219