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We experienced a case of familial hypercholesterolemia in 9 year-old boy with hypercholester-
olemia, tendon xanthoma, foamy histicoytes in skin biopsy and biochemical abnormalities in family
members, but without abnoramlity of cardiovascular system.
Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristics, serum chemistry and lipoprotein-
electrophotesis.
A brief review of related literatures was done. |
