Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Large-Scale Variant (Exons 4_18 Loss) in the LDLR Gene as a Cause of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in an Italian Family
Abstract:Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), now widely used in the clinical setting, offers an efficient and comprehensive molecular approach for patients with Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Although the dominant form of disease is mostly due to low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) small-scale pathogenic variants, approximately 10% of molecularly defined FH cases are due to Copy Number Variations (CNVs). Here, we report a novel large deletion of the LDLR gene involving exons 4–18, identified by bioinformatic ana… Show more
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