Publications by authors named "Ahmad Rozeian"

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) as a high-frequency genetic disorder is diagnosed based on family and/or patient's history of coronary heart disease (CHD) or some other atherosclerotic diseases, LDL-C levels, and/or clinical signs such as tendinous xanthoma, arcus cornealis before age 45 years as well as a functional mutation in the LDLR, apoB or PCSK9 gene. Its clinical features are detectable since early childhood. Early diagnosis and timely treatment increase life expectancy in most patients with FH.

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