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Familial hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited disorder of high LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol). The condition begins at birth and can cause atherosclerosis and heart attacks at an early age. It is caused by a defect on chromosome 19.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 46-year old asked:
What can you do to address familial hypercholesterolemia?
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How do I find out if I have familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 32-year old asked:
Does anyone know how familial hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed?
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A 37-year old asked:
I need help! How do I know if I have familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 45-year old asked:
How many people have familial hypercholesterolemia, say out of 1000 people?
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A 32-year old asked:
I believe I have familial hypercholesterolemia, does this need to be treated?
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A member asked:
What is pure hypercholerosterolemia? Is it the same as familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 39-year old asked:
Hi Doctors. How do I know if I have a risk of familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 47-year old asked:
I'm wondering are eggs bad for a person who has familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is there a way to prevent my children from inheriting familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why doesn't everyone with familial hypercholesterolemia have fatty liver?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it possible that infants with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop xanthomas or xanthelasmas?
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A 49-year old asked:
Do you have to have cardiovascular diseases if you have familial hypercholesterolemia? What are all the symptoms?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I wear a Fitbit & my heart rate is 49-54bpm, Im worried! 163cm & weigh 65kg. I do some exercise. Familial hypercholesterolemia- last levels 7.2
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A 23-year old male asked:
I wasn't told I had high cholesterol 3 years ago and was told I have high cholesterol now as do my parents. Familial hypercholesterolemia? HDL 104!
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A 35-year old asked:
Can kids have plaque in their carotid arteries if our family has familial hypercholesterolemia?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Would an LDL level of 172 at 28 suggest familial hypercholesterolemia? No family hx of heart disease. All grandparents lived well in to 70s & 80s.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can you get a Stroke early in age from familial hypercholesterolemia. I've had known untreated high cholesterol since age 19. History of brain lesions?
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A 51-year old asked:
Is hypercholesterolemia permanent?
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A 38-year old asked:
How are diffusion and hypercholesterolemia related?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can hypercholesterolemia be a risk of angina pectoris?
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A 29-year old asked:
What's the difference between hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia?
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A 38-year old asked:
Hypercholesterolemia running in a family would start at what age in the kids?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do you treat hypercholesterolemia?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Hypercholesterolemia?
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A 48-year old asked:
What are the specific treatments for hypercholesterolemia?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What treatment should someone take for hypercholesterolemia?
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A 38-year old asked:
Doctors, what is the difference between pure hypercholesterolemia and hypercholesterolemia?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have high hypercholesterolemia. Besides a genetic problem, are there any other causes of this?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do I know if I have hypercholesterolemia without a blood test? Are there any symptoms to watch for?
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