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BIOMEDICINES
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102639
Keywords
lipid; cholesterol; hypercholesterolaemia; atherosclerosis
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- Russian Science Foundation [22-65-00005]
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Lipid metabolism alterations play a significant role in the development of atherosclerosis, and familial hypercholesterolaemia is a common cause associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis.
Lipid metabolism alterations are an important component of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, it is now clear that the atherogenesis process involves more than one mechanism, and more than one condition can predispose this condition. Multiple risk factors contribute to the atherosclerosis initiation and define its course. Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a disorder of lipid metabolism that often leads to atherosclerosis development. As is clear from the disease name, the hallmark is the increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in blood. This creates favourable conditions for atherogenesis. In this review, we briefly described the familial hypercholesterolaemia and summarized data on the relationship between familial hypercholesterolaemia and atherosclerosis.
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