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Review
. 1990 Jun;7(3):223-32.

Prospects for gene therapy of familial hypercholesterolemia

J M Wilson  1 , J R Chowdhury
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  • PMID: 2215209
Review

Prospects for gene therapy of familial hypercholesterolemia

J M Wilson et al. Mol Biol Med. 1990 Jun.

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited disease in humans that is caused by a deficiency in the receptor that mediates the internalization and degradation of low density lipoprotein. Patients that inherit two abnormal low density lipoprotein receptor alleles have severe hypercholesterolemia, advanced atherosclerosis, and life-threatening coronary artery disease that is refractory to conventional therapies. In this review, we discuss the prospects for gene therapy in the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia.

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