Tag Archives | Mutation Detection in the LDLR Gene

In this article we will discuss about the mutation analysis of LDLR mutations in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia. Introduction to Mutation Detection in the LDLR Gene: In some families, the risk of early coronary heart disease is considerably raised by the inheritance of a specific mutation, in one of two genes (apolipoprotein B, ApoB [OMIM #107730], or low-density lipoprotein receptor, [...]