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Liver Familial Hypercholesterolemia Symptoms Treatment Cells Lack Receptor

Front Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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Back Liver cells lack a receptor for *removing* cholesterol from the blood

Risk of fatal heart attacks at a young age

A small portion of the liver is removed and infected with a *retrovirus* containing a normal gene for the receptor.

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