An inherited predisposition to heart disease, called familial hypercholesterolaemia, results from a rare ‘spelling change’ in the gene for cholesterol receptors.
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Hypercholesterolemia
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Irish
1 entries- hipearcolaistéaróiléime noun (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)
Italian
1 entries- ipercolesterolemia noun (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)
Portuguese
1 entries- hipercolesterolemia noun (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)
Spanish
1 entries- hipercolesterolemia noun (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)
Swedish
1 entries- hyperkolesterolemi noun (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)
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