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Type IIa hyperlipidaemia

Definition: Hypercholesterolemia that is caused by mutation in the LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR gene. This receptor defect prevents LDL binding to the cell membrane and uptake of cholesterol which normally suppresses further cholesterol synthesis.

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Drugs with this side effect as MedDRA Preferred Term

  • ezetimibe
    • Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
    • Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia