Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,924,453,675 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

familial hypercholesterolemia

   Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.familial hypercholesterolemia - congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
hypercholesteremia, hypercholesterolemia - the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
Specialists in vascular and cardiovascular medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, epidemiology, and other fields from Europe, North America, and Australia also discuss the prevention of stroke and transient ischemic attack, the treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, statins and heart failure, risk assessment in the general population, the role of imaging endpoints in clinical trials, biomarkers, and novel lipid-modifying agents.
The FDA has indicated that reduction of LDL-cholesterol is an acceptable surrogate endpoint for accelerated approval of mipomersen for use in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH).
Simvastatin Alone on the Atherosclerotic Process in Patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (ENHANCE) trial.
 
 
familial glomerulonephritis
Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency
Familial HDL Deficiency
familial hemiplegic migraine
familial hemiplegic migraine
Familial hemochromatosis
Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistocytosis
Familial Hibernian fever
Familial High Density Lipoprotein Deficiency Disease
familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency
familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency
familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency
familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency
familial high-density lipoprotein (HDL) deficiency
familial high-density lipoprotein deficiency
familial histiocytic reticulosis
familial histiocytic reticulosis
familial histiocytic reticulosis, histiocytic medullary reticulosis
familial histiocytic reticulosis, histiocytic medullary reticulosis
Familial histiocytosis with eosinophilia
Familial History of Breast Carcinoma
Familial Horizontal Gaze Palsy with Progressive Scoliosis
Familial Hyperaldosteronism Type I
familial hyperbetalipoproteinemia
familial hyperbetalipoproteinemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinemia
Familial hypercalcemia with nephrocalcinosis and indicanuria
Familial Hypercholanemia
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
familial hypercholesterolemia
familial hypercholesterolemia with hyperlipemia
familial hyperchylomicronemia
familial hyperchylomicronemia with hyperprebetalipoproteinemia
familial hyperglyceridemia
Familial Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
familial hyperlipoproteinemia
familial hyperprebetalipoproteinemia
Familial Hyperreninemic Hypoaldosteronism
familial hypertriglyceridemia
familial hypertriglyceridemia
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Familial Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia
Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia
Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia
Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Familial Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
familial hypophosphatemia
familial hypophosphatemia
familial hypophosphatemic rickets
familial hypophosphatemic rickets
familial hypophosphatemic rickets
Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification
Familial Idiopathic Gonadotropin Deficiency
Familial Idiopathic Low-Molecular-Weight Proteinuria
Familial Idiopathic Nonarteriosclerotic Cerebral Calcification
familial iminoglycinuria
Familial Infantile Myasthenia
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.