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Monogenic Hypercholesterolemia Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk More Than Polygenic Form

Feb 12, 2020
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NEW YORK – Researchers at the University of British Columbia have determined that monogenic hypercholesterolemia appears to be associated with a greater risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) than polygenic hypercholesterolemia among individuals with comparable levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

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