Lomitapide–a Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Inhibitor for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of the Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Inhibitor Lomitapide in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Circulation. 2017;136:332–335. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028208 332 Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder characterized by low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-receptor dysfunction, markedly elevated levels of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and premature atherosclerosis. Patients are often poorly responsive to conventional lipid-lowering therapies that upregulate LDL-receptor e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Atherosclerosis Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1523-3804,1534-6242
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-020-00858-4