Monozygotic twins with familial hypercholesterolemia and high lipoprotein(a) levels leading to identical cardiovascular outcomes: Case report and review of the literature.

In conclusion, this first report of monozygotic HoFH twins with elevated Lpa levels and almost identical early coronary artery involvement at the same age provides evidence to substantiate the hypothesis of lifetime cholesterol burden/exposure. PMID: 32633265 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - June 30, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kayıkçıoğlu M, Uzun HG, Tetik Vardarlı A, Tokgözoğlu L Tags: Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars Source Type: research