RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Familial hypercholesterolemia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 628
OP 630
VO 28
IS 4
A1 Koul, Parvaiz A.
A1 Jan, Rafi A.
A1 Wahid, Abdul B.
A1 Bhat, Tariq A.
A1 Mudassir, Syed M.
YR 2007
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/628.abstract
AB Familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia is a rare autosomal disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol, extensive tendon xanthomatosis and premature development of atherosclerotic disease. Early coronary artery disease with myocardial infarctions and sudden deaths are common. We reported a family of familial hypercholesterolemia from the Kashmir valley of the Indian subcontinent. The appearance and the severity of the cutaneous xanthomas was found to be age related suggesting a role for the duration of hypercholesterolemia in the development of xanthomatosis.