A man in his 40s experienced "asymptomatic yellowish nodules on his palms, soles, and elbows" for three weeks.

High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia to give it its medical term, refers to an excess level of cholesterol in the ...

High cholesterol, also known as hypercholesterolemia, means having elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. But a fatty ...

FH is a genetic condition of very high cholesterol levels that presents a high risk for coronary artery disease.

Our results indicate that ACAT2 has an important role in the response to dietary cholesterol, and suggest that ACAT2 inhibition may be a useful strategy for treating hypercholesterolemia or ...

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Researchers developed an epigenetic editing approach to silence the PCSK9 gene, achieving long-term cholesterol reduction ...

Familial Hypercholesterolemia "The justly celebrated unraveling of the LDL receptor pathway revealed that mutations in a ...

This condition is known as Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), it is a genetic disorder that leads to abnormally high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in blood and significantly ...

Familial hypercholesterolemia results from gene mutations approximately halving the number of functional LDL receptors in heterozygotes and a greater lack in homozygotes. Reduced receptor-mediated ...

Clin Lipidology. 2013;8(4):407-409. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare but significant cause of early-onset coronary heart disease. Early detection and diagnosis is crucial in at ...

Considering taking supplements to treat familial hypercholesterolemia? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of familial hypercholesterolemia. Follow the ...