Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Special Focus on Japan.
Clinica chimica acta(2024)
Abstract
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder characterized by increased low-density lipoprotein LDL) cholesterol and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Although initial genetic analysis linked FH to LDL receptor mutations, subsequent work demonstrated that a gain-of-function mutation in the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), which causes LDL-R degradation, was shown to be the cause of FH. In this review, we describe the history of research on FH, its clinical phenotyping and genotyping and advances in treatment with special focus on Japan.
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Key words
Familial Hypercholesterolemia,PCSK9,ABCG5/8,Compactin,LDL-receptor
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