In general, humans have the same genes. A number of genes are varied. These control our physical traits and health. Each variation is called an allele. You inherit two alleles for each gene. One comes ...

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by premature cardiovascular disease caused by markedly elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. This disorder is ...

A new study combined expertise in barley genetics and genomics from the research group led by Dr. Ping Yang (Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) and that in barley ...

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) catalyzes the reduction of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. The C677T in the gene that encodes MTHFR decreases the activity of ...

Multimodal integration of VI-RADS, radiomics, and deep learning features for prediction of pathology and prognosis in bladder cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2026 ASCO Genitourinary ...

FDA expands Juxtapid approval for pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia to ...

Eliot Brinton, MD, opens a discussion surrounding the treatment landscape for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Eliot Brinton, MD: I’m Dr Elliot Brinton. I’m the president ...

Medical experts illustrate an array of characteristics presented in patients with HoFH. Erin Michos, MD, MHS: In homozygous FH [familial hypercholesterolemia], the LDL [low-density lipoprotein] ...

Clin Lipidology. 2013;8(4):407-409. The author has no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject ...