Familial hypercholesterolemia
An inherited disorder causing very high LDL cholesterol from birth.
Prevention
Not preventable (genetic); early treatment is key.
Prognosis
Good with early, aggressive lipid-lowering therapy.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Research (7)
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia Stein et al. (2026) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- What Causes Premature Coronary Artery Disease? Le et al. (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Familial hypercholesterolemia, lipoprotein(a) and atherosclerosis Alonso et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia McGowan et al. (2019) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia Bouhairie et al. (2016) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Familial hypercholesterolemia Bouhairie et al. (2015) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Familial hypercholesterolemia Sasaki et al. (2014) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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