Tag: Hyperlipidemia

1- Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Pure hypercholesterolemia (type IIa): – This is a LDL overload – The familial form is autosomal dominant, heterozygous or homozygous (more severe) – Essential Form polygenic (essential) latent, late complications, mainly depends on the diet – The two main mechanisms are: lack of LDL receptors (quantitative or qualitative), or by mutation of…