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According to the Mayo Clinic, "familial hypercholesterolemia affects the way the body processes cholesterol. As a result, people with familial hypercholesterolemia have a higher risk of Heart disease and a greater risk of early heart attack." It's a genetic condition that is present at birth, but its effects can be mitigated with medication and healthy lifestyle choices.
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∙ 8y agoFamilial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by severely elevated LDL cholesterol levels that cause atherosclerotic plaque deposition in arteries and also cause an increased risk of coronary artery disease at an early age. With FH, cholesterol deposits are also sometimes found in the tendons and around the eyes.
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∙ 13y agodefective LDL receptors on the cell membranes
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Is familial hypercholesterolemia a multifactorial defect?
homosexual
What are the symptoms of hypercholesterolemia?
Hypercholesterolemia is silent. There are no symptoms that are obvious to the naked eye.
What is considered hypercholesterolemia?
Any choesterol reading over 200 is considered hypercholesterolemia.
What is hypercholesterolemia?
Anti hypercholesterolemia is a substance, that reduce excessive or high level of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
What is anti hypercholesterolemia?
Anti hypercholesterolemia is a substance, that reduce excessive or high level of cholesterol in the bloodstream.
What is an autosomal dominant disorder that results in a defective or deficient LDL receptor known as?
An autosomal dominant disorder that results in a defective or deficient LDL receptor is known as familial hypercholesterolemia. (FH). Most patient with FH do not live beyond 30 without intervention.
What two Diseases associated with hypercholesterolemia?
Diabetes is associated with hypercholesterolemia. When people with diabetes take insulin and take the medicine together. At the time patients face hypercholesterolemia disease.
What are the symptoms of hypercholesterolemia disease?
Hypercholesterolemia disease is the precense of high levels of cholesterol in the blood stream. A few of the symptoms of hypercholesterolemia disease are temporary loss of vision, dizziness , balance impairment , chest pain, weakness , and vocal impairment.
What is the prognosis for a patient with hypercholesterolemia?
The prognos is in direct proportion to serum cholesterol levels. People with hypercholesterolemia are at high risk of dying from heart disease.
What famous people have had hypercholesterolemia disorder?
Dana Carvey
Is Hypercholesterolemia incompletely dominant?
i m not so sure
What chromosome number is affected by hypercholesterolemia?
chromosome 19
