The MED-PED project : presymptomatic diagnosis in families with disease- related LDL receptor gene mutations

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) contributes significantly to the high death rate from cardiovascular disease worldwide. FH is a common autosomal co-dominant disease characterised by raised cholesterol levels and premature cor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vergotine, Joseph Vincent
Other Authors: Kotze, M. J.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
Subjects:
DNA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51997