Abstract:El hipercolesterolemia familiar (HF) es una enfermedad autosómica dominante causada por mutaciones del gen que codifica para el receptor de colesterol de baja densidad (LDLR) o en moléculas asociadas al funcionamiento de éste (1). La forma heterocigota (HFHe) se presenta con una prevalencia de 1 por cada 200 a 300 personas (2), con elevaciones de colesterol de baja densidad (cLDL) entre 160 a 580 mg/dL y aumento del riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular temprana (5). Para el diagnóstico se precisa de la realizac… Show more
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