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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
Familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 (FDB) is a dominantly inherited disorder associated with hypercholesterolemia, in which substitution of the amino acid glutamine for arginine at position 3500 in the apoprotein B molecule results in LDL particles which bind poorly to the LDL receptor. To date, patients with FDB have been heterozygous for this disorder and their plasma contains both normal and defective-binding LDL particles, with a predominance of the latter. In the present report, we have compared the hypocholesterolemic effects of bile acid sequestrant therapy (cholestyramine or colestipol) in eight patients with FDB, to the response seen in sixteen patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), treated with the same drugs. Concentrations of LDL cholesterol fell by 32.0% in the patients with FDB and by 21.6% in the patients with FH. The results indicate that the hypercholesterolemia of both FDB and FH responds to treatment with bile acid sequestrants.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9150
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypocholesterolemic effects of cholestyramine and colestipol in patients with familial defective apolipoprotein B-100.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't