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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Genetic_Disorders: Familial_Hypercholesterolemia

A dominantly inherited condition that results in elevated LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels beginning at birth, and resultant myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) at an early age.

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