The familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)-North Karelia mutation of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene deletes seven nucleotides of exon 6 and is a common cause of FH in Finland.
Ulla‐Maija Koivisto(University of Helsinki), Kimmo Kontula(University of Helsinki), Petri T. Kovanen(Wihuri Research Institute), A C Syvänen(Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland), Bert Top(University of Iowa), Katriina Aalto‐Setälä(Tampere University), Rune R. Frants(Leiden University), Hannu Turtola
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