CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HF) is a genetic disease that causes the increase of LDL in the bloodstream, originating from mutations in genes that express proteins like: APOB, LDLr, LDLRAP1 and PCSK9. With increased LDL, an increased risk of HF patients develops cardiovascular disease. Individuals with this pathology have extremely high cholesterol levels, ranging from 200 mg/dL to 1000…