ISOLATED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
Elevated levels of fasting plasma total cholesterol (>5.2 mmol/L [>200 mg/dL]) in the presence of normal levels of triglycerides are almost always associated with increased concentrations of plasma LDL cholesterol. Elevations of LDL cholesterol can result from single-gene defects, from polygenic disorders, or from the secondary effects of other disease states.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "ISOLATED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623444/all/ISOLATED_HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA.
ISOLATED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623444/all/ISOLATED_HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. Accessed November 28, 2023.
ISOLATED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. (2017). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (19th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623444/all/ISOLATED_HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
ISOLATED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2023 November 28]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623444/all/ISOLATED_HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA.
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