1. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Familial Hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolemia. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000392.htm

@import url(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Familial hypercholesterolemia Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Xanthoma - close-up Xanthoma - close-up Xanthoma on the knee Coronary artery blockage Alternative names Return to top Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutation Definition Return to top A dominantly inherited genetic condition that results in markedly elevated LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels beginning at birth, and resulting in heart attacks at an early age. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Affected people have consistently high levels of low-density lipoprotein, which leads to premature atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Typically in affected men, heart attacks occur in their 40s to 50s, and 85% of men with this disorder have experienced a heart attack by age 60. The incidence of heart attacks in women with this disorder is also increased, but delayed 10 years later than in men. Individuals from families with a strong history of early heart attacks should be evaluated with a lipid screen. Proper diet, exercise, and the use of newer drugs can bring

2. EMedicine - Hypercholesterolemia, Familial : Article By Elena Citkowitz, MD, PhD Hypercholesterolemia, Familial familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes severe elevations in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1072.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Endocrinology Hypercholesterolemia, Familial Last Updated: January 12, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: familial hypercholesterolemia, FH, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, monozygous hypercholesterolemia, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDLc, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, CAD, premature CAD, atherosclerosis, xanthelasma, xanthoma, valvular abnormalities, heart valve anomaly, aortic stenosis, heart disease, corneal arcus, planar xanthoma, tendon xanthoma, tuberous xanthoma, ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, lipid abnormalities, lipid abnormality, lipid disorder, lipid disease, coronary heart disease, CHD, high cholesterol, bad cholesterol AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 11 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Elena Citkowitz, MD, PhD, FACP

3. Discovery Health Familial Hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolemiaBy Evan M. Sisson, Pharm.D familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited disease that causes high cholesterol levels http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/27.html

4. FHC Pedigree familial hypercholesterolemia FHC. The pedigree to the right shows the inheritance of FHC over three generations. The affected gene which is located on chromosome 19 codes for the LDL receptor. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/fhcped.html

Familial Hypercholesterolemia - FHC The pedigree to the right shows the inheritance of FHC over three generations. The affected gene which is located on chromosome 19 codes for the LDL receptor . The pedigree shows the following characteristics of an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance: direct transmission from an affected parent to an affected child (does not skip generations) transmission from affected male to affected male about a 1:1 ratio of affected:unaffected among progeny with one affected parent (7:5) Lecture on LDL (Univ. Illinois Chicago) This document maintained by Robert J. Huskey Last updated on July 1, 1996.

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6. Medical Encyclopedia: Familial Hypercholesterolemia (Print Version) Medical Encyclopedia familial hypercholesterolemia. URL of this page http//www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000392.htm. Alternative names. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/ency/article/000392.htm

To print this page, use the print option from your browser. To close this window, click on the "x" in the upper right hand corner of the window. Medical Encyclopedia: Familial hypercholesterolemia URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000392.htm Alternative names Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutation Definition A dominantly inherited genetic condition that results in markedly elevated LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels beginning at birth, and resulting in heart attacks at an early age. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Affected people have consistently high levels of low-density lipoprotein, which leads to premature atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Typically in affected men, heart attacks occur in their 40s to 50s, and 85% of men with this disorder have experienced a heart attack by age 60. The incidence of heart attacks in women with this disorder is also increased, but delayed 10 years later than in men. Individuals from families with a strong history of early heart attacks should be evaluated with a lipid screen. Proper diet, exercise, and the use of newer drugs can bring lipids down to safer levels.

7. Familial Hypercholesterolemia - High Cholesterol Inherited Cholesterol Disordersfamilial hypercholesterolemia. http://www.medped.org/MEDPED-What-is-FH.html

Inherited Cholesterol DisordersFamilial Hypercholesterolemia What is FH? What Causes FH? Cholesterol is removed from the blood by the liver using Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) receptors. Each person has two genes that are responsible for making the LDL receptors: one received from the father and one received from the mother. In a person with FH, an abnormal gene was passed on from one parent who has FH and a normal gene was passed on from the other parent. Therefore, half of the LDL receptors are absent or do not work properly and the other half are normal. Because half of the receptors do not remove the cholesterol normally, cholesterol levels increase in the blood. This results in damage to blood vessels, blockage of arteries and heart attacks at an early age. How is FH Inherited? National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines suggest children in a FH family be checked at age two. Most persons with the disease are neither recognized nor treated. Will I pass on the FH gene if I don't have FH? If a person has normal cholesterol levels at birth, he or she will never develop FH later in life nor will he or she pass the gene on to their children.

8. Familial Hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolemia. familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease that is disease, patients suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia have a much more serious http://alta1.middlebury.edu/chemistry/students/ho/fh.html

Hypercholesterolemia FH Warning Cure ... Index Familial Hypercholesterolemia Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease that is related to the common disease hypercholesterolemia. Unlike hypercholesterolemia, which is a non-genetic disease, patients suffering from familial hypercholesterolemia have a much more serious condition than those people who have high levels of cholesterol. These FH patients have a much higher chance of suffering from heart attacks and stroke. Hypercholesterolemia describes the people with high levels of cholesterol . In other words, the people who have too much cholesterol circulating in their bloodstream. It is the result of the overproduction and/or underutilization of Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL). Hypercholesterolemia is a silent disease. No symptoms will occur until the resulting chest pain of a heart attack or the symptoms of a stoke. Familial Hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disease that causes a major problem. It is a very common disease in humans. There is a mutation in the genetic encoding for the LDL receptors (LDLR gene) that are located on the surface of the liver cells. The function of these receptors is to pick up the circulating plasma LDL to be processed in the liver's cholesterol management. As the result of the lack of activity, the LDL particles are not recycled and are circulating in the bloodstream, a condition of hypercholesterolemia. Because FH occurs from

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13. Lipid Digestion And Lipoproteins the many disorders of lipoprotein metabolism, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) may be the most Type II ( familial hypercholesterolemia, FH) 4 classes of LDL receptor defect http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/lipoproteins.html

Intestinal Uptake of Lipids Composition of Lipoprotein Complexes Classification of Apoproteins Chylomicrons ... Return to Medical Biochemistry Home Page Intestinal Uptake of Lipids In order for the body to make use of dietary lipids, they must first be absorbed from the small intestine. Since these molecules are oils, they are essentially insoluble in the aqueous environment of the intestine. The solubilization (or emulsification) of dietary lipids is thereforeaccomplished by means of bile salts, which are synthesized from cholesterol in the liver and then stored in the gallbladder; they are secreted following the ingestion of fat. The emulsification of dietary fats renders them accessible to pancreatic lipases (primarily lipase and phospholipase A ). These enzymes, secreted into the intestine from the pancreas, generate free fatty acids and a mixtures of mono- and diacylglycerols from dietary triacylglycerols. Pancreatic lipase degrades triacylglycerols at the 1 and 3 positions sequentially to generate 1,2-diacylglycerols and 2-acylglycerols. Phospholipids are degraded at the 2 position by pancreatic phospholipase A releasing a free fatty acid and the lysophospholipid. The products of pancreatic lipases then diffuse into the intestinal epithelial cells, where the re-synthesis of triacyglycerols occurs.

14. Familial Hypercholesterolemia - Cholesterol: Health And Medical Information Abou familial hypercholesterolemia The most common inherited type of hyperlipidemia (high lipid levels in blood). It is recognizable in childhood. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3382

15. Cholesterol 50 in infants to an average of 215 in adults and to 1,200 or more in individuals suffering from a rare, inherited disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Cholesterol.html

Cholesterol Cholesterol is small molecule, one of the steroids . It is essential to life. It has also been responsible for 17 Nobel Prizes, countless pages of reports in scientific journals and the popular press, and mounting anxiety on the part of health-conscious people. Why? The human body contains about 100 g of cholesterol. Most of this is incorporated in the membranes from which cells are constructed and is an indispensable component of them. The insulating layers of myelin wound around neurons are especially rich in cholesterol. In far smaller quantities, but no less important, cholesterol is starting ingredient for the synthesis of the steroid hormones: progesterone estrogens androgens (e.g., testosterone glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol mineralocorticoids (e.g., aldosterone Cholesterol is also the precursor from which the body synthesizes vitamin D One of the major uses of cholesterol is the synthesis of bile acids . These are synthesized in the liver from cholesterol and are secreted in the bile There is also an unceasing transport of cholesterol in the blood between the liver and all the other tissues. Most of this cholesterol travels complexed with fatty acids and protein in the form of low density lipoproteins LDL s). Cells that need cholesterol trap and ingest LDLs by

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19. Familial Hypercholesterolemia Probed familial hypercholesterolemia probed. = MIT Tech Talk * Wednesday, September 11, 1996 * Vol. 41 No. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/1996/sep11/42670.html

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