Familial Hypercholesterolemia is caused by liver cells lacking a receptor to remove cholesterol from the blood, leading to a risk of fatal heart attacks at a young age. Treatment involves infecting a portion of the liver with a retrovirus carrying a normal gene for the receptor.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Leberzellen mangelt es an einem Rezeptor zum *Entfernen* von Cholesterin aus dem Blut. Risiko tödlicher Herzinfarkte in jungem Alter. Ein kleiner Teil der Leber wird entfernt und mit einem *Retrovirus* infiziert, das ein normales Gen für den Rezeptor enthält.
| Front | Familial Hypercholesterolemia cause symptoms treatment |
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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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