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hyperlipoproteinemia type 2A
Etiology: defect in LDL receptor
Laboratory:
1) increase in LDL cholesterol
2) serum triglycerides are normal
Management: see hyperlipoproteinemia type 2
Interactions
disease interactions
General
hyperlipoproteinemia type 2 (familial hypercholesterolemia)
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1991, pg 208