Familial Hypercholesterolemia
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Genetics and Genomics in Nursing — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 8:21OkayLet's use familial hypercholesterolemia, or FHThe genotype involves mutations in specific genes, like the LDLR gene, which codes for LDL receptorsBiosynthesis of Membrane Lipids & Steroids — Biochemistry▶ 2:14And second, we have to understand why these tiny, tiny glitches, like a missing receptor, can have these devastating physiological consequencesYou're talking about things like familial hypercholesterolemiaExactlyDrugs for Hyperlipidemia — Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology▶ 12:41Severe ones are usually monogenic, a defect in a single geneThe classic example is familial hypercholesterolemiaIn the homozygous form, meaning you got the bad gene from mom and dad, you might be born with, well, with zero…