Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)»Familial hypercholesterolemia (E78.01)
E78.01
Familial hypercholesterolemia
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Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II43 drugs (21 approved, 22 experimental)
A group of familial disorders characterized by elevated circulating cholesterol contained in either LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS alone or also in VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (pre-beta lipoproteins).