See Also: familial hypercholesterolaemia(medicine)
hypercholesterolaemia, familial(medicine)
familial hypercholesterolaemia with hyperlipaemia(medicine)
hypercholesterolaemia(medicine)
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cheilitis (medicine) and hypercholesterolaemia, familial (medicine)


cheilitis (medicine)


cheilitis
<pathology> Inflammation and cracking of the lips. May occur secondary to a vitamin (C or B-complex) or mineral deficiency.


hypercholesterolaemia, familial (medicine)


hypercholesterolaemia, familial


A familial disorder characterised by increased plasma concentration of cholesterol carried in low density lipoproteins (ldl) and by a deficiency in a cell surface receptor which regulates ldl degradation and cholesterol synthesis. It is frequently associated with arcus senilis and premature atherosclerosis.